Agroforestry adoption and maintenance: Self-efficacy, attitudes and socio-economic factors

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-108

  McGinty, Meghan M ^a   Swisher, Mickie E ^b   Alavalapati, Janaki ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bahia, Brazil; Decision making; Development programs; Persistence; Social dimensions

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; AGROFORESTRY; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; FARMERS ATTITUDE; RAINFOREST; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

BAHIA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 42549130486     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-008-9114-9     Document Type: Article

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