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Emergy evaluation and economic performance of banana cropping systems in Guadeloupe (French West Indies)

2009-02-01

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Banana is the second most important agricultural commodity in Guadeloupe (French West Indies--FWI) and, to compensate the decline in international prices during the last 15 years, banana growers have intensified their production systems by increasing the use of technological inputs. Such intensification strategies, that require both material and investment increases, may impose economic as well as environmental ri...

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Literature Corpus work: 80029a01-389b-5c33-8985-78e6bc7b653e
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2008.10.015

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