A multi-criteria decision analysis framework tool for the selection of farm business models on organic mountain farms

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 778-799

  Pazek K ^a   Rozman, Č ^a   Bavec, F ^a   Borec, A ^a   Bavec, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchical process; DEX i; KARSIM 1.0; MCDA; Mountain organic farms; Simulation modeling

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA; OVIS ARIES; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PYRUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM SUBSP. SPELTA;

EID: 77956965405     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10440046.2010.507531     Document Type: Article

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