Peri-urban vegetable system in Southeast Asia: Challenges and opportunities?

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 762, Issue , 2007, Pages 303-318

  Ali, Mubarik ^a  

^a AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Leader; Rural; Technology; Upland intensive; Vegetable system; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449131524     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.762.29     Document Type: Conference Paper

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