Horticulture in urban eco-systems: Some socio-economic and environmental lessons from studies in three developing regions

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 762, Issue , 2007, Pages 227-244

  Prain, Gordon ^a   Arce, Blanca ^a   Karanja, Nancy ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

Author keywords

Livelihoods; Urban horticulture

Indexed keywords

JASMINUM;

EID: 61449124061     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.762.22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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