The value of mature trees in arable fields in the smallholder sector, Zimbabwe

Ecological Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 395-400

  Chivaura Mususa, C ^a   Campbell, B ^a   Kenyon, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Extension messages; Maize yields; Tree products; Tree services

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; ARABLE FARMING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; SMALLHOLDER; TREE;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0034092424     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(00)00148-8     Document Type: Article

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