Innovation in input supply systems in smallholder agroforestry: Seed sources, supply chains and support systems

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 347-359

  Lilleso J B L ^a   Graudal, L ^a   Moestrup, S ^a   Kjaer E D ^a   Kindt, R ^b   Mbora, A ^b   Dawson, I ^b   Muriuki, J ^b   Raebild A ^a   Jamnadass, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Input supply chains; OECD 'Forest Seed and Plant Scheme'; Public private collaboration; Seed sources

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGROFORESTRY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; DECENTRALIZATION; GERMPLASM; INNOVATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SMALLHOLDER;

KENYA;

EID: 82955232958     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-011-9412-5     Document Type: Article

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