Implementation of contour vegetation barriers under farmer conditions in Burkina Faso and Mali

Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-38

  Spaan, Wim P ^a   Bodnár, Ferko ^a   Idoe, Oemar ^a   De Graaff, Jan ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adoption; Contour vegetation barrier; Farmer conditions; Installation; Labour requirements; Management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LABOR; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BARRIER (EQUIPMENT); MAINTENANCE; SOIL CONSERVATION;

AFRICA; BURKINA FASO; MALI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GAYANUS; ANIMALIA; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA BALSAMIFERA; HYPARRHENIA; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 1942516982     PISSN: 00498599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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