Quantification of the trade in medicinal and aromatic plants in and from Nepal

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 678, Issue , 2005, Pages 29-35

  Olsen, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Markets; Non timber forest products; South Asia; Valuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 31544451889     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.678.3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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