BANAD: A farm model for ex ante assessment of agro-ecological innovations and its application to banana farms in Guadeloupe

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 221-232

  Blazy, Jean Marc ^a   Tixier, Philippe ^b   Thomas, Alban ^c   Ozier Lafontaine, Harry ^a   Salmon, Frédéric ^b   Wery, Jacques ^d  

^a UR1321   (France)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOULOUSE CAPITOLE   (France)

^d MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO   (France)

Author keywords

Adoption; Agro ecology; Bio economic farm model; Caribbean; Ex ante assessment; Innovation; Musa spp.

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; FARM SIZE; FARMERS ATTITUDE; HERB; INNOVATION; YIELD RESPONSE;

GUADELOUPE; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

MUSA;

EID: 77949275229     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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