Land use transformation in Africa: Three determinants for balancing food security with natural resource utilization

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 7, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 15-23

  Sanchez, Pedro A ^a   Leakey, Roger R B ^a  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Agroindustry policy; Domestication of indigenous trees; Environmental sustainability; Food security; Irvingia gabonensis; Nutrient recapitalization; Profitable tree crops; Prumus africana; Soil fertility depletion; Soil fertility replacement

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; FOOD SECURITY; LAND USE DIVERSIFICATION; SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE;

AFRICA, (SUB-SAHARA);

EID: 0030609755     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1161-0301(97)00034-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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