Food security of small holding farmers: Comparing organic and conventional systems in India

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-68

  Panneerselvam, P ^a   Hermansen, John Erik ^a   Halberg, Niels ^b  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b Aarhus University   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Conventional farming; Food security; Food security dimensions; India; Organic farming; Smallholding farmers

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 78649723312     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10440046.2011.530506     Document Type: Article

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