Transitional pathways towards input reduction on French field crop farms

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 69-86

  Chantre, E ^a   Cerf, M ^b   Le Bail, M ^a  

^a INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^b UR1326 Sciences en Société   (France)

Author keywords

changes of practices; fertilizers; input reduction; integrated production; pesticides; transitional pathways

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHANGE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

CHAMPAGNE; CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE; FRANCE;

EID: 84914673542     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2014.945316     Document Type: Article

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