Integrating agricultural research and policy analysis: Analytical framework and policy applications for bio-economic modelling

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 331-349

  Ruben, Ruerd ^a   Moll, Henk ^a   Kuyvenhoven, Arie ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; POLICY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0031741832     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(98)00034-1     Document Type: Article

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