Integrated participatory modelling of actual farms to support policy making on sustainable intensification

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 146-161

  Vayssières, Jonathan ^a   Vigne, Mathieu ^a   Alary, Véronique ^a,b   Lecomte, Philippe ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b ICARDA   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Farm sample representativeness; Impact assessment; Participatory modelling; Policy formulation; Sustainable intensification; Whole farm management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; DAIRY FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FARM; FOOD SUPPLY; ISLAND; MIXED FARMING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; POPULATION GROWTH; SUSTAINABILITY; TROPICAL REGION;

MASCARENE ISLANDS; REUNION;

EID: 78651225460     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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