The value of research on indigenous knowledge: Preliminary evidence from the case of zaï in burkina faso

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-42

  Ouédraogo, Souleymane ^a   Bertelsen, Michael K ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE L ENVIRONNEMENT ET DE RECHERCHES AGRICOLES INERA   (Burkina Faso)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INNOVATION ADOPTION; ZAI;

BURKINA FASO;

EID: 0031453185     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v10n01_05     Document Type: Article

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