The role of trees for sustainable management of less-favored lands: The case of eucalyptus in Ethiopia

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-95

  Jagger, Pamela ^a   Pender, John ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Ethiopia; Eucalyptus; Less favored lands; Policy options; Rate of return

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 0037233065     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-9341(01)00078-8     Document Type: Article

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