Eliciting indigenous knowledge on tree fodder among Maasai pastoralists via a multi-method sequencing approach

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 231-243

  Kiptot, Evelyne ^a  

^a KENYA FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Indigenous knowledge; Kenya; Maasai; Multiple elicitation methods; Pastoralists; Tree fodder resources

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34247581912     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-006-9057-6     Document Type: Article

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