Why extensive research and development did not promote use of peach palm fruit in Latin America

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 61-62, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 195-206

  Clement, C R ^a   Weber, J C ^b,c   Van Leeuwen, J ^a   Astorga Domian, C ^d   Cole, D M ^e   Arevalo Lopez L A ^f   Arguello H ^g  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^c Ctro Agronomico Trop Invest Y E ^*  (United States)

^d CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^f Estación Experimental   (Peru)

^g UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Bactris gasipaes; Fruit crops; Heart of palm; Market analysis; Production to Consumption chain; Smallholder crops

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; FOOD SECURITY; FRUIT; GERMPLASM; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SMALLHOLDER;

LATIN AMERICA;

BACTRIS; BACTRIS GASIPAES; PRUNUS PERSICA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 3342892338     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AGFO.0000028999.84655.17     Document Type: Conference Paper

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