Agroforestry adoption in southern Malawi: The case of mixed intercropping of Gliricidia sepium and maize

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-71

  Thangata, P H ^a   Alavalapati, J R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Agroforestry; Gliricidia sepium; Logit; Malawi

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGROFORESTRY; INTERCROPPING; MAIZE;

(SOUTH); MALAWI;

GLIRICIDIA; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0141761259     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(03)00032-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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