Organic agriculture in the Netherlands; developments and challenges

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-169

  Goewie, E A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

agricultural policy; farm conversion; farm structure; food quality; nature development; soil quality; sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ORGANIC FARMING; SUSTAINABILITY; AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0041621627     PISSN: 15735214     EISSN: 22121307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1573-5214(03)80004-0     Document Type: Article

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