Agricultural information exchange and organizational ties: The effect of network topology on managing agrodiversity

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 109, Issue , 2012, Pages 9-15

  Isaac, Marney E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Ghana; Information diffusion; Innovation; Social network analysis; Theobroma cacao

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; AGROECOLOGY; AGROFORESTRY; AGRONOMY; COLLECTIVE ACTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EVERGREEN TREE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INNOVATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NETWORK ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORK; TOPOLOGY; URBAN AREA;

GHANA;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 84857557129     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2012.01.011     Document Type: Article

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