Gender and agroforestry in Africa: A review of women's participation

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-58

  Kiptot, Evelyne ^a   Franzel, Steven ^b  

^a KENYA FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Adoption; Agroforestry product markets; Agroforestry technologies; Gender; Resources

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGROFORESTRY; FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLD; FODDER; GENDER; LITERATURE REVIEW; MARKET SYSTEM; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; TIMBER; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84855598915     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-011-9419-y     Document Type: Review

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