South Australian farmers' markets: Tools for enhancing the multifunctionality of Australian agriculture

GeoJournal

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 759-776

  Fielke, Simon J ^a   Bardsley, Douglas K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural policy; Farmers' markets; Multifunctional land use; Political ecology; South Australia

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE; AGRICULTURAL POLICIES; AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY; AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURES; MARKETING TECHNIQUES; POLITICAL ECOLOGY; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

COMMERCE; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; MARKETING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL MARKET; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURE; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; EQUITY; LAND USE; MARKETING;

ADELAIDE; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84884413317     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-012-9464-8     Document Type: Article

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