Selecting the sharpest tools to explore the food-feed-fuel debate: Sustainability assessment of family farmers producing food, feed and fuel in Brazil

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 20, Issue , 2012, Pages 108-120

  Florin, Madeleine J ^a   Van Ittersum, Martin K ^a   Van De Ven, Gerrie W J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Brazil; Castor beans; Family farmers; Sustainability assessment; Sustainability indicators

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; CASTOR BEANS; FAMILY FARMERS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS;

ANIMALS; BIOFUELS; CULTIVATION; FARMS; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; STABILITY CRITERIA;

RATING;

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOFUEL; CULTIVATION; DAIRY FARMING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOOD PRODUCTION; LEGUME; PASTURE; SOIL FERTILITY; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRADE-OFF;

BRAZIL;

ANIMALIA; BOS; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 84857982182     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.02.016     Document Type: Article

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