Rice with fish culture in the semi-deep waters of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: A socio-economical survey

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-57

  Rothuis, A J ^a,b   Nhan, D K ^b   Richter, C J J ^c   Ollevier, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b CAN THO UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; FARMING SYSTEM; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; RICE PRODUCTION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

MEKONG DELTA; VIETNAM;

EID: 0031979142     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2109.1998.00952.x     Document Type: Article

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