Weeding out failed practices: A case study of community gardens in rural Mali

Human Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 509-521

  Ward, Carol ^a   Ballif Spanvill, Bonnie ^a   Fuhriman, Addie ^a   Solomon, Yodit ^a   Widdison Jones, Kacey ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN CHANGE; FARMING SYSTEM; GARDEN; RURAL ECONOMY;

AFRICA; MALI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 4744360633     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HUEC.0000043518.72108.bf     Document Type: Article

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