Facilitating decision-making in agriculture by using a system of models

Agrekon

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 346-364

  Strauss, P G ^a   Meyer, F H ^a   Kirsten, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agricultural policy; Farm level modelling; Representative farm; Strategic decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049155451     PISSN: 03031853     EISSN: 20780400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2008.9523804     Document Type: Article

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