Assessing the sustainability of Irish agriculture

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 131-147

  Dillon, Emma J ^a,b   Hennessy, Thia ^a   Hynes, Stephen ^b  

^a Rural Economy Research Centre Ireland   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Indicators; Irish agriculture; Multidimensional; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DAIRY FARMING; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; FARMING SYSTEM; METHANE; RURAL AREA; SUSTAINABILITY;

IRELAND;

EID: 77957791631     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/ijas.2009.0044     Document Type: Article

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