The adoption of soil conservation technology in El Salvador: Linking productivity and conservation

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 313-321

  Sain, Gustavo E ^a   Barreto, Hector J ^b  

^a Intl Maize Wheat Improvement Ctr   (Costa Rica)

^b CIMMYT   (Honduras)

Author keywords

Adoption of soil conservation technologies; Incentives; Productivity conservation recommendation

Indexed keywords

FARMING SYSTEM; LAND TENURE; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL DEGRADATION;

EL SALVADOR, GUAYMANGO;

EID: 0030467384     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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