Agronomic and economic benefits of coffee-banana intercropping in Uganda's smallholder farming systems

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 326-334

  van Asten, P J A ^a   Wairegi, L W I ^a   Mukasa, D ^a   Uringi, N O ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Uganda)

^b Livelihoods and Enterprises for Agricultural Development Project   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Arabica coffee; Coffee banana intercropping; Mono cropped coffee; Profitability; Robusta coffee

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION; AGRONOMY; CASH CROPPING; COFFEE; CROP YIELD; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FARMING SYSTEM; INTERCROPPING; MONOCOTYLEDON; MONOCULTURE; SMALLHOLDER; UPLAND REGION;

UGANDA;

COFFEA ARABICA; COFFEA CANEPHORA;

EID: 79953040893     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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