Towards 'clean and green' farming systems using group learning to implement Environmental Management Systems

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 637-645

  Ridley, Anna M ^a   Paramore, Tim ^b   Seymour, Eloise ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Department of Primary Industries ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LEARNING;

EID: 1642484909     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT02112     Document Type: Conference Paper

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