Agriculture and land use: Demand for and supply of agricultural commodities, characteristics of the farming and food industries, and implications for land use in the UK

Land Use Policy

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Angus, A ^a   Burgess, P J ^a   Morris, J ^a   Lingard, J ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment; Agriculture; Farm incomes; Food commodity prices; Land use

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGROINDUSTRY; COMMODITY PRICE; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EMPLOYMENT; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PRODUCTION; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 73249137995     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2009.09.020     Document Type: Article

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