Sustainability aspects of vegetable production in the peri-urban environment of Bogota, Colombia

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 487-498

  Bojacá, Carlos Ricardo ^a   Wyckhuys, Kris A G ^a   Gil, Rodrigo ^a   Jiménez, Jaime ^a   Schrevens, Eddie ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD JORGE TADEO LOZANO   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Colombia; farming systems; horticulture; peri urban agriculture; smallholders

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HORTICULTURE; MANURE; PERIURBAN AREA; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE; POLICY MAKING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SMALLHOLDER; SOIL NUTRIENT; SUSTAINABILITY; VEGETABLE;

BOGOTA; COLOMBIA;

SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 78649509549     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2010.516890     Document Type: Article

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