Shaping agricultural innovation systems responsive to food insecurity and climate change

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 185-200

  Brooks, Sally ^a   Loevinsohn, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural innovation systems; Climate change; Food security

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; INNOVATION; SMALLHOLDER;

EID: 79961157851     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2011.01396.x     Document Type: Article

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