Ecological and socio-economic factors affecting agricultural intensification in the West African Savannas: Evidence from Northern Nigeria

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 5-37

  Okike, I ^a,b   Jabbar, M A ^c   Manyong, V M ^b,d   Smith, J W ^e  

^a Intl Livestock Research Institute   (Nigeria)

^b LW Lambourn and Co   (United Kingdom)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^d INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^e Canadian International Development Agency   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Crop livestock interaction; Northern Guinea savanna; Sudan savanna

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; GUINEA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33645097182     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v27n02_03     Document Type: Review

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