The Challenge of Agricultural Sustainability for Asia and Europe

Transition Studies Review

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 662-667

  Pisante, Michele ^a   Corsi, Sandra ^a,b   Kassam, Amir ^b   Friedrich, Theodor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agricultural land expansion; Conservation agriculture; Crop production growth; Growing population; Intensification; Mitigation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649315725     PISSN: 16144007     EISSN: 16144015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11300-010-0181-z     Document Type: Article

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