Global questions, local answers: Soil management and sustainable intensification in diverse socioeconomic contexts of Cuba

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 650-670

  McCune, Nils Max ^a   González, Yanetsy Ruiz ^b   Alcántara, Edith Aguila ^b   Martínez, Osvaldo Fernández ^b   Fundora, Calixto Onelio ^b   Arzola, Niria Castillo ^c   Cairo, Pedro Cairo ^b   D'Haese, Marijke ^a   Deneve, Stefaan ^a   Hernández, Francisco Guevara ^d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF LAS VILLAS   (Cuba)

^c Universidad de Ciego de Avila   (Cuba)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHIAPAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Cuba; Farm systems; Local knowledge; Soil management; Soil structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960536202     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10440046.2011.586595     Document Type: Article

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