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Economic and Ecological Potentials of Sustainable Agriculture in South-India

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The comparative performance of seven farm pairs in South-India, consisting of one ecological and one conventional reference farm, is analyzed in relation to agronomic and economic performance. The first interim results of the study indicate that both for farmers and society the short-term needs for food and cash income can be successfully combined with many of the long-term needs for sustainability.

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  1. Agricultural Economics Research Institute (LEI-DLO), P.O. Box 29703, 2502 LS, Den Haag, The Netherlands

    A. De Jager

  2. ETC-Foundation, P.O. Box 64, 3830 AB, Leusden, The Netherlands

    E. Van Der Werf

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Agronomy, Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    P. C. Struik

  2. Department of Plant Physiology, Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    W. J. Vredenberg

  3. Department of Farm Management, Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    J. A. Renkema

  4. Department of Plant Breeding, Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    J. E. Parlevliet

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De Jager, A., Van Der Werf, E. (1994). Economic and Ecological Potentials of Sustainable Agriculture in South-India. In: Struik, P.C., Vredenberg, W.J., Renkema, J.A., Parlevliet, J.E. (eds) Plant Production on the Threshold of a New Century. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 61. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1158-4_7

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