Constraints to the adoption of rice-fish farming by smallholders in Bangladesh: A farming systems analysis

Aquaculture Economics and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-153

  Nabi, Rashed ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Farming systems; Rice fish; Smallholders

Indexed keywords

FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD SECURITY; POLICY MAKING; SMALLHOLDER; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 45749104455     PISSN: 13657305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13657300802110844     Document Type: Article

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