Family farm's features influencing socio-economic sustainability: An analysis of the agri-food sector in southeast Spain

New Medit

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 50-61

  Galdeano Gómez, Emilio ^a   Zepeda Zepeda, José A ^b   Piedra Muñoz, Laura ^a   Vega López, Laura L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Family farming; Multifunctionality; Rural development; Socio economic sustainability; Southeast Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 85031431038     PISSN: 15945685     EISSN: 26111128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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