Analysis of trade-offs in agricultural systems: Current status and way forward

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 110-115

  Klapwijk, C J ^a,b   van Wijk, M T ^c   Rosenstock, T S ^d   van Asten, PJA ^b   Thornton, P K ^e   Giller, K E ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Uganda)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^e CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FARMING SYSTEM; SMALLHOLDER; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 84890169263     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.11.012     Document Type: Review

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