Measuring progress in agricultural sustainability to support policy-making

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 31-44

  Jane Dillon, Emma ^a   Hennessy, Thia ^a   Buckley, Cathal ^a   Donnellan, Trevor ^a   Hanrahan, Kevin ^a   Moran, Brian ^a   Ryan, Mary ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

dairy quota removal; sustainability indicators; sustainable intensification

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; DAIRY FARMING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD PRODUCTION; MILK PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

IRELAND;

EID: 84949537362     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2015.1012413     Document Type: Article

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