Natural resource management among small-scale farmers in semi-arid lands: building on traditional knowledge and agroecology

Annals of Arid Zone

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 365-385

  Altieri, Miguel A ^a   Toledo, Victor M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Natural resources; Traditional knowlecge; Water management

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749120893     PISSN: 05701791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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