Domestication potential and marketing of Canarium indicum nuts in the Pacific: 1. A literature review

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-134

  Nevenimo, Tio ^a   Moxon, John ^a   Wemin, John ^a   Johnston, Mark ^a   Bunt, Colin ^b   Leakey, R R B ^c  

^a National Research Institute   (Papua New Guinea)

^b Macro Agribusiness Consultants Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agroforestry tree products; Burseraceae; Commercialization and marketing; Non timber forest products; Post harvest processing and value adding; Rural livelihoods

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; COMMERCIALIZATION; DOMESTICATION; EVERGREEN TREE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MARKETING; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; NUT; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL PLANNING; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VANUATU;

BURSERACEAE; CANARIUM INDICUM;

EID: 33846467166     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-006-9024-7     Document Type: Review

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