The role of women in traditional farming systems as practiced in homegardens: A case study in Sylhet Sadar Upazila, Bangladesh

Tropical Conservation Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-30

  Akhter, Sayma ^a   Alamgir, Mohammed ^b   Sohel, Md Shawkat Islam ^a   Rana, Md Parvez ^a   Monjurul Ahmed, S J ^a   Chowdhury, Mohammad Shaheed Hossain ^c  

^a SHAHJALAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

^c SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Bangladesh; Forest conservation; Traditional farming system; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951742622     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19400829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194008291000300103     Document Type: Article

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