Participatory action research and quantitative analysis for nutrient management in southern Mali: A fruitful marriage?

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 71, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 215-228

  Defoer, T ^a   De Groote, H ^b   Hilhorst, T ^a   Kante S ^b   Budelman, A ^a  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b BP 186 ^*

Author keywords

Management performance indicators; Nutrient flows; Partial nutrient balances; Participatory action research; Quantitative analysis; Resource flow models; Southern Mali

Indexed keywords

MODELING; MONITORING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

MALI;

EID: 0032420972     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(98)00142-X     Document Type: Article

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