Living on wild plants: Evaluation of the rural household economy in Nigeria

Environmental Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 246-256

  Osemeobo, Gbadebo Jonathan ^a  

^a Federal Ministry of Environment Nigeria   (Nigeria)

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HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; RURAL ECONOMY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EID: 33645014100     PISSN: 14660466     EISSN: 14660474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1466046605050386     Document Type: Article

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