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Extension programmes and new technologies may have conflicting effects on farm sustainability.
“as extension programmes and new technologies may have conflicting effects on farm sustainability (e.g.Godfray, 2015;Pretty, 2018).”
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- Authors
- Godfray, H. C. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Godfray, H. Charles J.
- Venue
- Food Security
- Published
- 2015-03-19
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 199-208
- ISSN
- 1876-4517 (ISSN-L)
- 1876-4525
- OpenAlex
- W2079982797
- Cited by
- 149
- References
- 61
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 4
- FWCI
- 37.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Food Security (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Natural Environment Research Council (NE/M021386/1)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Keywords
- sustainable intensification, agricultural intensification, high-input agriculture, high-tech agriculture, environmental impact of agriculture, agricultural yields, stakeholder debate, food system sustainability
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