Adaptive and dynamic decision-making processes: A conceptual model of production systems on Indian farms

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 157, Issue , 2017, Pages 279-291

  Robert, Marion ^a   Thomas, Alban ^b   Sekhar, Muddu ^c   Badiger, Shrinivas ^d   Ruiz, Laurent ^c,e   Raynal, Hélène ^f   Bergez, Jacques Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^d ATREE   (India)

^e UMR SAS   (France)

^f CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Conceptual model; Farmer decision making process; Irrigation; System based representation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL MARKET; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; FARM; FARMING SYSTEM; IRRIGATION; RAINFALL; SMALLHOLDER; WATERSHED;

INDIA;

EID: 84994207102     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2016.08.001     Document Type: Article

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