Agroforestry systems for food and nutrition security - Potentials, pathways and policy research needs

Journal of Crop Production

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 177-192

  Babu, S C ^a   Rhoe, V ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroforestry policy; Agroforestry systems; Dynamic optimization; Food security; Food based intervention; Nutrition security

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036434452     PISSN: 1092678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J144v06n01_10     Document Type: Article

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