Identifying Sustainability Issues for Soymeal and Beef Production Chains

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 949-965

  Pashaei Kamali, Farahnaz ^a   Meuwissen, Miranda P M ^a   De Boer, Imke J M ^a   Stolz, Hanna ^b   Jahrl, Ingrid ^b   Garibay, Salvador V ^b   Jacobsen, Ray ^c   Driesen, Toon ^c   Oude Lansink, Alfons G J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Economic; Environmental; Social; Stakeholders; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; EUROPEAN UNION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PERCEPTION; PROTEIN; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 84914124989     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: 1573322X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-014-9510-2     Document Type: Article

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