Diversification in Italian farm systems: Are farmers using interlinked strategies?

New Medit

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 7-15

  Dries, Liesbeth ^a   Pascucci, Stefano ^a   Gardebroek, Cornelis ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diversification; Interlinked farm strategies; Italy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874075003     PISSN: 15945685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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