Integrated assessment of biodiesel policies aimed at family farms in Brazil

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 131, Issue , 2014, Pages 64-76

  Leite, João Guilherme Dal Belo ^a,b   Silva, João Vasco ^a   van Ittersum, Martin K ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bio economic; Biofuel; Farming systems; Modelling; Sustainability indicators

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; BIOFUEL; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FAMILY FARM; FARMING SYSTEM; INTEGRATED APPROACH; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SUSTAINABILITY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; RURAL DEVELOPMENT;

BRAZIL; MINAS GERAIS; MONTES CLAROS;

EID: 84906771357     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2014.08.004     Document Type: Article

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