Farming systems in two less favoured areas in Portugal: Their development from 1989 to 2009 and the implications for sustainable land management

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 29-44

  Jones, Nádia ^a   de Graaff, Jan ^a   Duarte, Filomena ^b   Rodrigo, Isabel ^c   Poortinga, Ate ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^c Universidade de Trás os Montes e Alto Douro   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Common agricultural policy; Farming systems analysis; Less favoured areas; Livestock; Sustainable land management

Indexed keywords

COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; LANDSAT IMAGERY; LESS FAVOURED AREAS; LIVESTOCK; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENTS;

AGRICULTURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; LAND USE; SURVEYS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; DATABASE; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; FARMING SYSTEM; FODDER; LAND MANAGEMENT; LANDSAT; MIXED FARMING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALENTEJO; CENTRO; PORTUGAL;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVIDAE;

EID: 84893761889     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2257     Document Type: Article

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