Critical systems of learning and innovation competence for addressing complexity in transformations to agricultural sustainability

Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 336-365

  Pant, Laxmi Prasad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural biodiversity; Complexity; Critical systems of learning competence; India; Nepal; Socio ecotechnical systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893433604     PISSN: 21683565     EISSN: 21683573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21683565.2013.833157     Document Type: Article

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