Institutionalizing agroecology: Successes and challenges in Cuba

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 233-243

  Nelson, Erin ^a   Scott, Steffanie ^b   Cukier, Judie ^b   Galín, Ángel Leyva ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agricolas Habana   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Cuba; Institutionalization; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651109039     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-008-9156-7     Document Type: Article

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