Farming options for The Netherlands explored by multi-objective modelling

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 263-277

  Ten Berge, H F M ^a   Van Ittersum, M K ^a   Rossing, W A H ^a   Van De Ven, G W J ^b   Schans, J ^a   Van De Sanden, P A C M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Centre of Environmental Science   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Exploration; Farming systems; Intensive farming; Modelling; Multiple goal; Optimisation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; FARMING SYSTEM; MULTIOBJECTIVE PROGRAMMING;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0033841552     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1161-0301(00)00078-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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