Erosion/productivity modelling of maize farming in the Philippine uplands part III: Economic analysis of alternative farming methods

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-183

  Nelson, R A ^a   Cramb, R A ^b   Mamicpic, M A ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FARMING SYSTEM; HEDGEROW; INTERCROPPING; MAIZE; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL EROSION; UPLAND REGION;

PHILIPPINES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031789033     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(98)00045-6     Document Type: Article

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