The role of land tenure and extension education in the adoption of slash and burn agriculture

Ecological Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 61-70

  Schuck, Eric C ^a   Nganje, William ^b   Yantio, Debazou ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Extension education; Land tenure; Slash and burn agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; EDUCATION; LAND TENURE; SHIFTING CULTIVATION;

CAMEROON;

EID: 0036858343     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(02)00180-5     Document Type: Article

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