Forest diversity, tobacco production and resource management in Tanzania

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 421-439

  Sauer, Johannes ^a   Abdallah, Jumanne M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

2SLS; DEA; Efficiency analysis; Forest diversity; Resource management

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; FOREST DIVERSITY; TOBACCO PRODUCTION;

BIODEGRADATION; BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY;

TOBACCO;

BIODEGRADATION; BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33845326785     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2005.10.007     Document Type: Article

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