Multi-criteria analysis of input use in agriculture

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 541-564

  Gómez Limón, José A ^a   Riesgo, Laura ^b   Arriaza, Manuel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^c IFAPA CENTRO ALAMEDA DEL OBISPO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FARMING SYSTEM; IRRIGATION; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATER USE;

EID: 11344261258     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2004.tb00114.x     Document Type: Article

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