Why wheat farmers could reduce chemical inputs: Evidence from social, economic, and agronomic analysis

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 795-807

  Nave, Stéfanie ^a   Jacquet, Florence ^b   Jeuffroy, Marie Hélène ^c  

^a INRA ALISS   (France)

^b UMR MOISA   (France)

^c INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Crop management plan; Farmer typology; Low input systems; Winter wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRONOMY; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; FARMERS ATTITUDE; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WHEAT;

CENTRE [FRANCE]; EURE ET LOIR; FRANCE;

EID: 84885658000     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-013-0144-y     Document Type: Article

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