Why are grain-legumes rarely present in cropping systems despite their environmental and nutritional benefits? Analyzing lock-in in the French agrifood system

Ecological Economics

Volumn 126, Issue , 2016, Pages 152-162

  Magrini, Marie Benoit ^a   Anton, Marc ^b   Cholez, Célia ^a,c   Corre Hellou, Guenaelle ^d   Duc, Gérard ^e   Jeuffroy, Marie Hélène ^f   Meynard, Jean Marc ^f   Pelzer, Elise ^f   Voisin, Anne Sophie ^e   Walrand, Stéphane ^g  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b INRA   (France)

^c ADEME   (France)

^d University Bretagne Loire   (France)

^e UNIV BOURGOGNE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^g INRA and University of Auvergne   (France)

Author keywords

Agrifood sector; Agroecology; Economic ecologic conflict; Legumes; Nitrogen management; Pulses; Technological lock in

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; AGROECOLOGY; AGROINDUSTRY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CEREAL; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; CULTIVATION; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; GLOBAL WARMING; LEGUME; NITROGEN; NUTRITION;

FRANCE;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84964661574     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.03.024     Document Type: Article

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