Coping with crisis in Central Africa: Enhanced role for non-wood forest products

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Volumn 60, Issue 233, 2009, Pages

  Tieguhong, J C ^a   Ndoye, O ^b   Vantomme, P ^b   Grouwels, S ^c   Zwolinski, J ^d   Masuch, J ^b  

^a Technical Training and Research Centre for Development (TTRECED)   (Comoros)

^b FAO ^*

^c FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRISIS MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; FINANCIAL CRISIS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MACROECONOMICS; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; RURAL ECONOMY;

CENTRAL AFRICA;

EID: 77949276974     PISSN: 00416436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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