Agroforestry price supports as a conservation tool: Mexican shade coffee

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-183

  Ávalos Sartorio, Beatriz ^a   Blackman, Allen ^b,c  

^a Morelos State Polytechnic University   (Mexico)

^b RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^c CATIE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Land use; Mexico; Price supports; Shade grown coffee

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; COFFEE; CONSERVATION STATUS; ECONOMIC POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; LAND USE CHANGE; PRICE DETERMINATION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 77649341963     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-009-9248-4     Document Type: Article

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