Agroforestry in the humid lowlands of West Africa: Some reflections on future directions for research

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 253-262

  Leakey, R R B ^a  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Domestication; Multi strata systems; Non timber forest products

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; AGROFORESTRY; RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT; TREE PLANTING;

AFRICA, (WEST);

EID: 0031819530     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006041907448     Document Type: Conference Paper

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