Financial efficiency of major soil and water conservation measures in West Usambara highlands, Tanzania

Applied Geography

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 348-366

  Tenge, A J ^a   De Graaff, Jan ^b   Hella, J P ^c  

^a Agricultural Research Institute   (Tanzania)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Costs and benefits; Soil and water conservation; Soil erosion; Tanzania; West Usambara highlands

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANGA [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA; USAMBARA MOUNTAINS;

BOS TAURUS; POACEAE;

EID: 27744594004     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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