Experimental analysis of adoption of domestic mopane worm farming technology in Zimbabwe

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-46

  Hope, Robert A ^a   Frost, Peter G H ^b   Gardiner, Alan ^c   Ghazoul, Jaboury ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Environmental Studies   (Sweden)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LABOR; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; DECOMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INVESTMENT; RURAL AREA;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

COLOPHOSPERMUM MOPANE; IMBRASIA BELINA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 59749093433     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768350802640065     Document Type: Article

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