Using participatory rural appraisal and participatory research and extension in a post-independence environment: A case from east timor

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 108-118

  Friday, James B ^a   McArthur, Harold J ^b   Watson, Leon A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cash crops; Rural livelihoods; Southeast Asia; Subsistence agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 43449104110     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2006.9684794     Document Type: Article

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