Social and economic challenges in the development of complex farming systems

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 45, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 393-409

  Pannell, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adoption of innovations; Sustainability; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; FARMING SYSTEM; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0032712499     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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