Gender and agrobiodiversity: A case study from Bangladesh

Geographical Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 195-208

  Oakley, Emily ^a   Momsen, Janet Henshall ^b  

^a University of California Davis ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobiodiversity; Bangladesh; Gender; Local varieties; Seed management; Survey

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CROP PLANT; CULTIVATION; GENDER;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33745198885     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2005.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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