Quantitative analysis of farming systems for policy formulation: Development of new tools

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 381-394

  Hengsdijk, H ^a   Van Ittersum, M K ^b   Rossing, W A H ^b  

^a Gruttoweide 81   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; LAND USE; METHODOLOGY; POLICY MAKING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031797124     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(98)00037-7     Document Type: Article

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