Agricultural subsidies and forest pressure in Malawi's miombo woodlands

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 349-362

  Fisher, Monica ^a   Shively, Gerald E ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Agricultural intensification; Conservation and development; Malawi; Tropical deforestation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054890628     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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