Palms in indigenous and settler communities in southeastern Ecuador: Farmers' perceptions and cultivation practices

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 147-158

  Byg, Anja ^a   Balslev, Henrik ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arecaceae; Cultivation adoption; Multi purpose species; Small scale farmers; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; FARMERS ATTITUDE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TREE PLANTING;

ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745095288     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-005-1704-1     Document Type: Article

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