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| Meyer-Aurich, Andreas; Matthes, Ulrich; Osinski, Elisabeth. |
| Within the German "Research Alliance on Agroecosystems Munich" (Forschungsverbund Agrarökosysteme München, FAM) optimal land use strategies are investigated since 1990 in terms of minimization of environmental impacts and maximization of profit from agricultural lands (Auerswald et al. 2000). For this purpose a conventional agricultural land use system was converted into two more sustainable forms of land use. One part of the farm was converted into an integrated land use system with reduced tillage, direct seeding methods and catch crops to minimize nutrient losses and to prevent soil erosion hazards. The other part of the farm was converted into a biological land use system with the omission of mineral fertilizers and pesticides and the enrichment of... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20563 |
