The promising spread of sustainable agriculture in Asia

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-121

  Pretty, Jules ^a   Hine, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agro ecosystems; Asia; Food production; Food security; Social assets; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; LAND MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

ASIA;

EID: 0034062118     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2000.tb00936.x     Document Type: Article

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