Production and marketing of safou (dacryodes edulis) in cameroon and internationally: Market development issues

Forests Trees and Livelihoods

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 125-147

  Awono, A ^a   Ndoye, O ^a   Schreckenberg, K ^b   Tabuna, H ^c   Isseri, F ^d   Temple, L ^e  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Cameroon)

^b OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Ngaoundéré ^*  (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^e CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Dacryodes edulis; Export; Gender; Indigenous fruit; Market; Marketing margin; Production; Safou; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MARKETING; NATIONAL TRADE; TRADE FLOW;

CAMEROON;

EID: 0036297535     PISSN: 14728028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14728028.2002.9752416     Document Type: Article

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