Trade-off analysis for sustainability evaluation: A case study of the Purhepecha region, Mexico

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-64

  Speelman, E N ^a   Astier, M ^b   Lopez Ridaura S ^a,b   Leffelaar, P A ^a   Van Ittersum, M K ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Grupo Interdiciplinario de Tecnologia Rural Apropiada   (Mexico)

Author keywords

APSIM; Crop residue retention; Farming system; Sustainability indicators; Technological innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745618153     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000006776207609     Document Type: Article

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