Cost-benefit analysis of bench terraces, a case study in Peru

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Posthumus, Helena ^a   De Graaff, J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bench terraces; Cost benefit analysis; Peru; Project incentives

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROPS; DEGRADATION; EROSION; MARKETING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

BENCH TERRACES; INCENTIVE; LAND EROSION; TERRACING;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EROSION CONTROL; SOIL EROSION; TERRACING;

DEGRADATION; FARM CROPS; MARKETING; PROFITABILITY; SOIL EROSION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14644397912     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.637     Document Type: Article

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