Factors affecting environmental, economic and social aspects of sustainable agriculture in iran

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 451-457

  Hosseini, Seyed Jamal F ^a   Mohammadi, Floria ^a   Mirdamadi, Seyed Mehdi ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Economic aspect; Environmental aspect; Greenhouse; Iran; Social aspect; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952140373     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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