The complex nature of mixed farming systems requires multidimensional actions supported by integrative research and development efforts

Animal

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 763-777

  Gonzalez Garcia E ^a   Gourdine, J L ^b   Alexandre, G ^b   Archimede H ^b   Vaarst, M ^c  

^a UMR SELMET   (France)

^b Unite de Recherches Zootechniques Pointe a Pitre   (Guadeloupe)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Caribbean; holistic research approaches; mixed farming systems; small islands; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BIODIVERSITY; BREEDING; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CONFERENCE PAPER; COOPERATION; ECONOMICS; GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS; TROPIC CLIMATE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BIODIVERSITY; BREEDING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHY; RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WEST INDIES;

ANIMALIA; POACEAE;

EID: 84859319088     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731111001923     Document Type: Conference Paper

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