Forces of globalisation, dynamism and diversity in the agro-ecological production system: A study in sustainable development from a hill tribe in Western Himalayas

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 666-678

  Raza, Syed Aiman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Agro ecosystem; Globalisation; Resource management; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849131215     PISSN: 14624605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJARGE.2007.014760     Document Type: Article

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