Bringing agroforestry technology to farmers in Leyte, the Philippines: A comparison of two extension assistance regimes

Small-scale Forestry

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 381-398

  Baynes, Jack ^a   Herbohn, John ^a   Russell, Iean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Home nursery; Self efficacy; Small scale nursery; Swietenia macrophylla

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; GERMINATION; GRAZING; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; SEEDLING; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY;

ASIA; EASTERN VISAYAS; EURASIA; LEYTE [(PRV) EASTERN VISAYAS]; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA;

EID: 70350719353     PISSN: 18737617     EISSN: 18737854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11842-009-9090-6     Document Type: Article

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