Farmers' adoptability of Mucuna fallowing and agroforestry technologies in the coastal savanna of Benin

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 269-287

  Versteeg, M N ^a   Amadji, F ^b   Eteka, A ^a   Gogan, A ^b   Koudokpon, V ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

^b Instititut Natl des Rech A ^*  (Benin)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; AGROFORESTRY; ALLEY FARMING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FALLOW SYSTEM; FARMERS' RESPONSE; FARMING SYSTEM; SOIL FERTILITY; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION;

BENIN;

ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; UTILIS;

EID: 0032033879     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(97)00041-3     Document Type: Article

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