Finding sustainable ways of staking yams and sourcing yam sticks in Jamaica: An environmental and economic imperative

Caribbean Geography

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-155

  Beckford, Clinton L ^a   Barker, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Jamaica; Resource sustainability; Small farming

Indexed keywords

DIOSCOREA ALATA;

EID: 33751335667     PISSN: 02529939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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