Impacts of participatory tree domestication on farmer livelihoods in west and central africa

Forests Trees and Livelihoods

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 217-234

  Tchoundjeu, Z ^a   Degrande, A ^a   Leakey, R R ^b   Nimino, G ^a   Kemajou, E ^a   Asaah, E ^a   Facheux, C ^a   Mbile, P ^a   Mbosso, C ^a   Sado, T ^a   Tsobeng, A ^a  

^a World Agroforestry Centre   (Cameroon)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adoption; Agroforestry; Farmer nurseries; Indigenous trees; Innovation; Multifunctional agriculture; Rural resource centres

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CULTIVATION; DOMESTICATION; INNOVATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TREE;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; EQUATORIAL GUINEA; GABON; NIGERIA;

EID: 77957164531     PISSN: 14728028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14728028.2010.9752668     Document Type: Article

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