Modelling the long-term effects on farm net worth of investments in pasture fertilizer under constraints of family expenditure

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 195-209

  Scott, J M ^a   Cacho, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioeconomics; Cost of living; Family expenditure; Fertilizer; Long term economics; Modelling; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; INVESTMENT; MODELING; PASTURE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034103997     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(00)00008-1     Document Type: Article

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