What do subsistence farmers know about indigenous crops and organic farming? Preliminary experience in KwaZulu-Natal

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 675-

  Modi, Albert Thembinkosi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; ORGANIC FARMING; SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 0742287737     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835032000149306     Document Type: Article

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