Rethinking sustainable agriculture in Thailand: A governance perspective

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 389-416

  Amekawa, Yuichiro ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Debt suspension; Democratic decentralization; Good agricultural practices; Small scale farmers; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951088611     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10440041003680254     Document Type: Article

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