Gender and socio-economic factors influencing domestication of indigenous medicinal plants in the West Usambara Mountains, northern Tanzania

International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 3-12

  Kideghesho, Jafari R ^a   Msuya, Tuli S ^b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b Tanzania Forestry Research Institute   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

conservation; domestication; gender; medicinal plants; primary health care; socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROFORESTRY; DEVELOPING WORLD; DOMESTICATION; ETHNICITY; FARM SIZE; GENDER ISSUE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICINAL PLANT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

TANGA [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA; USAMBARA MOUNTAINS;

EID: 78650120874     PISSN: 21513732     EISSN: 21513740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451590.2010.480946     Document Type: Article

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