A land-use system and the challenge of sustainable ago- pastoral production in southwestern Nigeria

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 369-382

  Omotayo, Akin M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Agro pastoral production; Geographical information systems; Land use change; Remote sensing; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; GIS; LAND USE; PASTORALISM; REMOTE SENSING; RURAL ECONOMY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0036918199     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500209470131     Document Type: Article

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