Sustainability of the kava trade

Contemporary Pacific

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 265-297

  Pollock, Nancy J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

European kava ban; Kava trade; Pacific; Vanuatu

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TRADE; DRUGS TRADE; EXPORT; MANUFACTURING; QUALITY CONTROL; SUSTAINABILITY;

CAROLINE ISLANDS; EUROPE; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; FIJI; POHNPEI [(ISL) SENYAVIN ISLANDS]; POHNPEI [(STT) FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA]; SENYAVIN ISLANDS; TONGA; VANUATU;

PIPER METHYSTICUM;

EID: 76249090547     PISSN: 1043898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/cp.0.0070     Document Type: Article

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