Underutilized agroforestry food products in Amazonas (Venezuela): A market chain analysis

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-141

  Van Looy, Tinne ^a   Carrero, G Omar ^b   Mathijs, Erik ^a   Tollens, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Piaroa people; Puerto Ayacucho; Resource to consumption approach

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOOD MARKET; FOOD PRODUCTION; INDIGENOUS POPULATION;

AMAZONAS [VENEZUELA]; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 50349083448     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-008-9110-0     Document Type: Article

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