Factors influencing the intensification of farming systems and soil-nutrient management in the rural-urban continuum of SW Ghana

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 694-702

  Drechsel, Pay ^a,b   Zimmermann, Uta ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^b International Board for Soil Research and Management   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Farm surveys; Farming systems dynamic; Ghana; Shifting cultivation; Soil fertility management; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144543019     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200521775     Document Type: Article

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