Agroforestry adoption in Haiti: The importance of household and farm characteristics

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-157

  Bannister, M E ^a   Nair, P K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruit trees; Hedgerows; Land tenure; Soil conservation; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGROFORESTRY; FAMILY FARM; HEDGEROW; LAND TENURE;

HAITI;

EID: 0038609410     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023973623247     Document Type: Article

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