Implementing quality and traceability initiatives among smallholder tea producers in southern India

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 699, Issue , 2006, Pages 327-334

  Neilson, J ^a   Pritchard, B ^a   Spriggs, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

India; Nilgiri Hills; Smallholders; Tea; Traceability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745069676     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.699.38     Document Type: Conference Paper

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