Energy and Economic Efficiency of the Mountain Farming System: A Case Study in the North-Western Himalaya

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 9, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 25-49

  Singh, G S ^a   Rao, K S ^a   Saxena, K G ^b  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EFFICIENCY; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CROPPING SYSTEM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; LAND USE CHANGE; MOUNTAIN AGRICULTURE; MOUNTAIN FARMING; SMALLHOLDERS;

INDIA, HIMACHAL PRADESH;

MALUS X DOMESTICA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030768033     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v09n02_04     Document Type: Article

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