Integrated crop-livestock simulation models for scenario analysis and impact assessment

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 70, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 581-602

  Thornton, P K ^a   Herrero, M ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crop livestock interactions; Decision support systems; Economic surplus; Model; Simulation

Indexed keywords

FARMING SYSTEM; MODELING; SMALLHOLDER; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034780443     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(01)00060-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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