European food and agricultural strategy for 21st century

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 80-101

  Bindraban, Prem S ^a   Rabbinge, Rudy ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; Asia; Integrated agriculture; Latin America; Multifunctional agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957458741     PISSN: 14624605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJARGE.2011.040220     Document Type: Article

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