A behavioral change perspective of maroon soil fertility management in traditional shifting cultivation in suriname

Human Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 217-236

  Fleskens, Luuk ^a,b   Jorritsma, Fedde ^a,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c WECF The Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agricultural development; Indigenous knowledge; Maroons; Soil fertility management; Suriname; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SLAVE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; VULNERABILITY;

SURINAME;

EID: 77952670805     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-010-9307-5     Document Type: Article

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