Methodological themes in farming systems research and implications for learning in higher education

Farming Systems Research into the 21st Century: The New Dynamic

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 95-115

  Gibbon, David ^a  

^a Rural Livelihood Systems (RULIVSYS)   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM; MULTIFUNCTIONALITY; PARTICIPATORY LEARNING; SURVEY TECHNIQUES; SYSTEMIC THINKING; TOP-DOWN TECHNOLOGY;

EDUCATION;

EID: 84921053522     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4503-2_5     Document Type: Chapter

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