The role of governance in agricultural expansion and intensification: A global study of arable agriculture

Ecology and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Mandemaker, Menno ^a   Bakker, Martha ^a   Stoorvogel, Jetse ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cropland; Development; Empirical; Farming; Governance; Intensification

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ARABLE FARMING; FARMING SYSTEM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; WORLD BANK;

EID: 79959998781     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-04142-160208     Document Type: Article

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