Analysis of the sustainability of upland farming systems in the Middle Mountains region of Nepal

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 289-306

  Tiwari, Krishna R ^a,b   Nyborg, Ingrid L P ^a   Sitaula, Bishal K ^a   Paudel, Giridhari S ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^c Family Planning Association of Nepal   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Cropping pattern; Farm income; Food security; Local institution; Soil quality; Sustainability; Vegetable production

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749097466     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/ijas.2008.0390     Document Type: Article

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