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A Decision Support System for smallholder campesino maize-cattle production systems of the Toluca Valley in Central Mexico. Part I--Integrating biological and socio-economic models into a holistic system

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  • Castelan-Ortega, Octavio A.
  • Fawcett, Roy H.
  • Arriaga-Jordan, Carlos
  • Herrero, Mario

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  • Castelan-Ortega, Octavio A. & Fawcett, Roy H. & Arriaga-Jordan, Carlos & Herrero, Mario, 2003. "A Decision Support System for smallholder campesino maize-cattle production systems of the Toluca Valley in Central Mexico. Part I--Integrating biological and socio-economic models into a holistic sys," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 75(1), pages 1-21, January.
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