An evaluation of farmers' experiences planting native trees in rural Panama: Implications for reforestation with native species in agricultural landscapes

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 219-236

  Garen, Eva J ^a   Saltonstall, Kristin ^a   Slusser, Jacob L ^b   Mathias, Shane ^b   Ashton, Mark S ^c   Hall, Jefferson S ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b United States Peace Corps   (Panama)

^c Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; On farm trials; Project evaluation; PRORENA; Silvopastoral; Smallholder farmers; Tree planting

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROFORESTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FARMERS ATTITUDE; NATIVE SPECIES; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PERCEPTION; PLANTATION; REFORESTATION; SMALLHOLDER;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 65449145940     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-009-9203-4     Document Type: Article

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