New approach in research education to solve problems of dryland farming in africa

Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-177

  Mungai, D N ^a   Stigter, C J ^b   Ng'Ang'A, J K ^a   Coulson, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; Agroforestry; Development; Dryland farming; Environmental hazards; Research education

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; DRYLANDS;

KENYA;

EID: 0029817577     PISSN: 08903069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324989609381431     Document Type: Article

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