Commentary: Pathways to global sustainable agriculture

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-4

  Firbank, Les G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84868222133     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2012.621747     Document Type: Article

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