Analysis of available capitals in agricultural systems in rural communities: The case of Saraguro, Ecuador;Análisis de los capitales disponibles en los sistemas agrícolas de las comunidades rurales: El caso de saraguro, ecuador

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1191-1207

  Barrera Mosquera, V ^a   de los Rios Carmenado, I ^b   Cruz Collaguazo, E ^a   Coronel Becerra, J ^c  

^a Instituto Nacional Autónomo de Investigaciones Agropecuarias de Ecuador   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias de Ecuador   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Community capitals indexes; Farming systems; R d ti development projects; Rural poverty; Social learning; Sustainable rural livelihoods

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650700513     PISSN: 1695971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2010084-1408     Document Type: Article

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