Green Agriculture: Foundations for biodiverse, resilient and productive agricultural systems

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-75

  Koohafkan, Parviz ^a   Altieri, Miguel A ^b   Holt Gimenez, Eric ^c  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Institute for Food and Development Policy Food First   (United States)

Author keywords

Food sovereignty; Global agriculture; Sustainability; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD PRODUCTION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; RURAL SOCIETY; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84868219791     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2011.610206     Document Type: Article

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