An LP-model to analyse economic and ecological sustainability on Dutch dairy farms: Model presentation and application for experimental farm "de Marke"

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 139-160

  Van Calker, K J ^a   Berentsen, P B M ^a   De Boer, I M J ^a   Giesen, G W J ^a   Huirne, R B M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy farming; Ecological sustainability; Economic sustainability; Modelling; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; DAIRY FARMING; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; SUSTAINABILITY;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 3543120727     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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