Networking to promote the sustainable production and marketing of indigenous vegetables through urban and peri-urban agriculture in sub-saharan Africa (IndigenoVeg)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 752, Issue , 2007, Pages 41-47

  Pasquini, M W ^a   Young, E M ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dissemination tools; Interdisciplinary research; Policy lessons; Small scale surveys; Thematic meetings

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449394424     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2007.752.3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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