Small-scale agroforestry for upland community development: A case study from Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 443-452

  Nath, Tapan K ^a,b   Inoue, Makoto ^b   Myant, Hla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Ethnic communities; Shifting cultivation; Social capital

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTIVATION; LAND USE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

AGROFORESTRY; ETHNIC COMMUNITIES; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

FORESTRY;

COST ANALYSIS; CULTIVATION; FORESTS; LAND USE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANNING;

EID: 29544438048     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-005-0171-x     Document Type: Article

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