Effects of change in population, household conditions and farming practices on agricultural land use in the Volta River basin of Ghana, 1984-2000

Erdkunde

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 126-135

  Codjoe, Samuel N A ^a   Ehlers, Eckart ^a   Vlek, Paul L G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; LAND USE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; VOLTA BASIN; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 22144437756     PISSN: 00140015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3112/erdkunde.2005.02.04     Document Type: Article

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