Land-use and legumes in northern Namibia-The value of a local classification system

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 251-265

  Hillyer, A E M ^a   McDonagh, J F ^a   Verlinden, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b DESERT RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Ethnopedology; GIS; Legumes; Northern Namibia; Pearl millet; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; CLASSIFICATION; CULTIVATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; LEGUME; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RAINFALL; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 33750019244     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.04.008     Document Type: Article

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