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Woodchips or potato chips? How enhancing soil carbon and reducing chemical inputs influence the allocation of cropland

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  • Rössert, Sebastian
  • Gosling, Elizabeth
  • Gandorfer, Markus
  • Knoke, Thomas

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Farmers are facing increasing pressure to practice multifunctional agriculture. Producing woody biomass through short rotation coppices (SRC) provides an economic opportunity for farmers to diversify their agricultural income while potentially providing environmental benefits.

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  • Rössert, Sebastian & Gosling, Elizabeth & Gandorfer, Markus & Knoke, Thomas, 2022. "Woodchips or potato chips? How enhancing soil carbon and reducing chemical inputs influence the allocation of cropland," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 198(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:198:y:2022:i:c:s0308521x22000087
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103372
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