The vegetable sector in tropical Asia: Importance, issues and a way ahead

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 809, Issue , 2009, Pages 15-34

  Johnson, G I ^b   Weinberger, K ^a   Wu, M H ^a  

^a AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b Horticulture 4 Development   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action agenda; Agribusiness; India; Indonesia; Philippines; Public private partnerships; Supermarkets; Supply chains; Thailand; Trade; Vegetables; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350181868     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.809.1     Document Type: Article

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