Economic factors affecting diversified farming systems

Ecology and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Bowman, Maria S ^a   Zilberman, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Diversified farming systems; Economics

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FARMING SYSTEM; INVESTMENT; PROFITABILITY; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

EID: 84876767756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05574-180133     Document Type: Article

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