Heterogeneity in land resources and diversity in farming practices in Tigray, Ethiopia

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-74

  Beyene, Atakilte ^a   Gibbon, David ^b   Haile, Mitiku ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Lower Barn   (United Kingdom)

^c MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Farmer perception of land; Farming practices diversity; Heterogeneity; Land resources; Soil fertility management

Indexed keywords

FARMING SYSTEM; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TIGRAY;

EID: 31444456112     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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