Localisation of primary food production in Finland: Production potential and environmental impacts of food consumption patterns

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-145

  Risku Norja, Helmi ^a   Hietala, Reija ^b   Virtanen, Hanna ^a   Ketomäki, Hanna ^a   Helenius, Juha ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Conventional and organic local production; Dietary changes; Environmental impacts; Food consumption; Food production; Production potential

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 49149124489     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2137/145960608785328233     Document Type: Article

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