Influence of property rights on farmers' willingness to plant indigenous fruit trees in Malawi and Zambia

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 427-437

  German, G ^a,c   Akinnifesi, F K ^b   Edriss, A K ^c   Sileshi, G ^b   Masangano, C ^c   Ajayi, O C ^b  

^a World Relief ^*  (Malawi)

^b CHITEDZE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION   (Malawi)

^c LILONGWE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Conservation; Domestication; Investment decision; Land tenures; Tree tenure

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650333727     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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