The adoption of alley farming and Mucuna: Lessons for research, development and extension

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 193-202

  Douthwaite, B ^a,b   Manyong, V M ^a   Keatinge, J D H ^a   Chianu, J ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b c/o LW Lambourn and Co ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Farmer to farmer diffusion; Learning selection model; Participatory technology development; Social construction of technology

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; ALLEY CROPPING; COVER CROP; SOIL IMPROVEMENT;

MUCUNA;

EID: 0036953081     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021319028117     Document Type: Article

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