Indigenous irrigation, agriculture and development, Marakwet, Kenya

Geographical Journal

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-84

  Watson, Elizabeth E ^b   Adams, William M ^b   Mutiso, Samuel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Indigenous knowledge; Irrigation; Kenya; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; REMOTE SENSING; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

KENYA; MARAKWET;

EID: 0032460996     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3060546     Document Type: Article

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