Scenario development as a basis for formulating a research program on future agriculture: A methodological approach

Ambio

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 823-839

  Öborn, Ingrid ^a   Bengtsson, Jan ^b   Hedenus, Fredrik ^c   Rydhmer, Lotta ^b   Stenström, Maria ^d   Vrede, Katarina ^e   Westin, Charles ^f   Magnusson, Ulf ^b  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^e Secretariat of the Cross Party Committee on Environmental Objectives   (Sweden)

^f STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Food security; Global challenges; Research priorities; Studies of future

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; BIOPHYSICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD SECURITY; FUTURE PROSPECT; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; METHODOLOGY; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH PROGRAM; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; STAKEHOLDER; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EUROPE;

AGRICULTURE; CATERING SERVICE; CLIMATE CHANGE; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD SUPPLY; RESEARCH;

EID: 84891524928     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-013-0417-3     Document Type: Review

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