Ecological principles in agricultural policy: But which principles?

Food Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 371-381

  Wood, David ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Agroecosystem; Development; Diversity; Ecology; Farmer knowledge; Stability; Succession; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGROECOLOGY; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 0032193072     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9192(98)00043-8     Document Type: Article

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