Profitability and sustainability of peri-urban vegetable production systems in Vietnam

Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-143

  Jansen, H G P ^a,c   Midmore, D J ^a,d   Binh, P T ^b   Valasayya, S ^a,e   Tru, L C ^b,f  

^a AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NONG LAM UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c Res Prog Sustainability Agric   (Costa Rica)

^d CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^f Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Peri urban; Profitability; Sustainability; Vegetables; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; PERI-URBAN AREA; PERIURBAN AREA; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; URBAN AGRICULTURE; VEGETABLE PRODUCTION;

VIETNAM, HO CHI MINH CITY;

EID: 0030424418     PISSN: 00282928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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