Agroecology as participatory science: Emerging alternatives to technology transfer extension practice

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 754-777

  Warner, Keith Douglass ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural extension; Agroecology; Participatory science; Sustainable agriculture; Transfer of technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349135470     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: 15528251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0162243907309851     Document Type: Article

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