Rural livelihoods on bamboo handicraft making and culm vending in Mvera, Malawi

Journal of Bamboo and Rattan

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-107

  Sosola Banda, B G ^a   Johnsen, F H ^b  

^a Comm Partnerships Sustainable R ^*  (Malawi)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Agricultural production; Bamboo enterprises; Bamboo management; Handicrafts; Household income; Livelihood diversification; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

BAMBUSA;

EID: 15244345736     PISSN: 15691586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1569159053444671     Document Type: Article

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