An Evaluation of the Introduction of Modified Cropping Practices in Yunnan Province, China, Using Surveys of Farmers' Households

Agricultural Sciences in China

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 188-202

  Subedi, M ^a   Hocking, TJ ^a   Fullen, MA ^a   McCrea, AR ^a   Milne, E ^b   Mitchell, DJ ^a   Bo zhi, WU ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; cropping practices; farmers' perceptions; household survey; Yunnan

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749131096     PISSN: 16712927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(09)60027-4     Document Type: Article

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