Sustainability indicators and soil conservation: A participatory impact study and self-evaluation of the Catchment Approach of the Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 265-273

  Thompson, John ^a   Pretty, Jules N ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOIL CONSERVATION;

KENYA;

EID: 0029821335     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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