A past and a future for diversification on farms? Some evidence from large-scale, commercial farms in South East England

Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-62

  Walford, Nigel ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Commercial farming; Diversification; Pluriactivity; South East England

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION; FARMING SYSTEM; RURAL ECONOMY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0141900744     PISSN: 04353684     EISSN: 14680467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0467.00130     Document Type: Review

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