Identifying factors affecting agroforestry system in Swat, Pakistan

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2586-2593

  Irshad, Muhammad ^a   Khan, Asadullah ^b   Inoue, Mitsuhiro ^c   Ashraf, Muhammad ^d   Sher, Hassan ^e  

^a COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ^*  (Pakistan)

^b HAZARA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Mardan Campus   (Pakistan)

^e University of Swat   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Constraints; Dry area; Farmers' perceptions; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ANIMALIA; DIOSPYROS; JUGLANS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PRUNUS PERSICA; PYRUS; SALIX;

EID: 80052868430     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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