Impact on food productivity by fossil fuel independence - A case study of a Swedish small-scale integrated organic farm

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 123-135

  Johansson, Sheshti ^a   Belfrage, Kristina ^a   Olsson, Mats ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biofuel production; draught horse power; horse traction; organic agriculture; self sufficiency; small scale biofuel production; small scale farming

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA NAPUS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 84874781216     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710.2012.733020     Document Type: Article

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