Agricultural intensity and its measurement in frontier regions

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 301-318

  Shriar, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Agrotechnologies; Cropping frequency; Farming systems; Intensity index

Indexed keywords

FARMING SYSTEM; FRONTIER REGION; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; METHODOLOGY;

GUATEMALA;

EID: 0033858523     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006316131781     Document Type: Article

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