Conceptual Framework for the Transition from Conventional to Sustainable Agriculture

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-87

  Hill, Stuart B ^a   MacRae, Rod J ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Ecological Agriculture Projects   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; REDESIGN APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0029539115     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v07n01_07     Document Type: Article

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