Diversity and typology of farms according to farming system: a case study for a dairy region of Podlasie Province, Poland

• Autorzy: Madry W , Gozdowski D. , Roszkowska-Madra B. , Dabrowski M. , Lupa W.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Słowa kluczowe

EN

diversity; typology; farming system; family farm; dairy region; principal component analysis; cluster analysis; multivariate method; dairy production; agricultural policy; public intervention; expert knowledge; support system; Podlasie voivodship; Poland

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Electronic Journal of Polish Agricultural Universities. Series Economics
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: 13
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume13/issue2/art-03.html

Twórcy

autor

Madry W

• Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Gozdowski D.

autor

Roszkowska-Madra B.

autor

Dabrowski M.

autor

Lupa W.

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