Resource-conserving agriculture increases yields in developing countries

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1114-1119

  Pretty, J N ^a   Noble, A D ^b   Bossio, D ^c   Dixon, J ^d   Hine, R E ^a   De Vries, F W T Penning ^e   Morison, J I L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^d INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD PRODUCTS; PESTICIDES; PRODUCTIVITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY; CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE; FARMING SYSTEMS;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD PRODUCTS; NATURAL RESOURCES; PESTICIDES; PRODUCTIVITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FARMING SYSTEM; HARVEST; HUNGER; PLANT WATER USE; POVERTY; PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; BIOCIDES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FARM CROPS; FOOD; NATURAL RESOURCES; PRODUCTIVITY; SUSTAINED YIELD;

EID: 33144469855     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es051670d     Document Type: Review

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