Exploring the multifunctional role of farming systems

Changing European Farming Systems for A Better Future: New Visions for Rural Areas

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 242-246

  Hermansen, John E ^a   Noe, Egon ^a   Halberg, Niels ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Farm performance; Indicators; Platform for dialogue; Systems research

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049146364     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-572-7     Document Type: Chapter

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