Family dairy farms in the northern french alps: Persistence and adaptation in a changing world

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 49-56

  Madelrieux, Sophie ^a   Terrier, Médulline ^a   Borg, Dominique ^a   Dobremez, Laurent ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

adaptive resources; development trajectories; family farming systems; France; Mountain dairy farming; process of change; Vercors

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; CENSUS; DAIRY FARMING; FARMING SYSTEM; GLOBALIZATION; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PERSISTENCE; TRAJECTORY;

ALPS;

EID: 84924778395     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-14-00011.1     Document Type: Article

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