Sustainable development in the uplands of lao PDR

Sustainable Development

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-70

  Alexander, Kim Suzanne ^a   Millar, Joanne ^b   Lipscombe, Neil ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural systems; Extension; International development; Social research; Sustainable development; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL REFORM; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; CREDIT PROVISION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FARMING SYSTEM; MARGINALIZATION; RURAL ECONOMY; SMALLHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UPLAND REGION;

LAOS;

EID: 74949110963     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: 10991719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.428     Document Type: Article

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