Nurturing diversified farming systems in industrialized countries: How public policy can cont

Ecology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Iles, Alastair ^a   Marsh, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation programs; Direct marketing; Diversified farming; Farmer knowledge; Obstacles; Public policy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; FARMING SYSTEM; LANDSCAPE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871970212     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05041-170442     Document Type: Article

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