Decisive key-factors influencing farm households' soil and water conservation investments

Applied Geography

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-60

  Kessler, C A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adoption and investments; Bolivia; Economic stratum; Factor analysis; Farm households; Progressiveness; Soil and water conservation; Strategy development

Indexed keywords

FARMERS ATTITUDE; INVESTMENT; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 30444448045     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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