Agroecology and sustainable livelihoods: Towards an integrated approach to rural development

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 118-162

  Amekawa, Yuichiro ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Integrated approach to rural development; Small scale farmers; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable livelihoods

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751630105     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10440046.2011.539124     Document Type: Article

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