Managing agricultural intensification: The role of international research

Crop Protection

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 399-407

  Dar, William D ^a   Twomlow, Stephen J ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^b International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics ICRISAT   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Agricultural development; Integrated natural resource management; Participatory research; Soil fertility; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOIL FERTILITY;

AFRICA; LATIN AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33846205999     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2006.04.029     Document Type: Article

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