Is conventional agricultural research fit for the purpose of supporting ecological agriculture? A case study of an attempted transition in Sweden

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-68

  Eksvärd, Karin ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ecological horticulture; Green manure; Participatory Learning and Action Research; Research transition; Sweden

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; AGRONOMY; CROP PRODUCTION; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; GREEN MANURING; HORTICULTURE; VEGETABLE;

SWEDEN;

EID: 77952423935     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170509990299     Document Type: Article

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