Biodiversity and socioeconomic factors supporting farmers' choice of wild edible trees in the agroforestry systems of Benin (West Africa)

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-49

  Assogbadjo, A E ^a   Glele Kakai R ^a   Vodouhe F G ^a   Djagoun, C A M S ^a   Codjia, J T C ^a   Sinsin, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Guineo congolian zone; Socioeconomic factors; Sudanian zone; Sudano guinean zone; Traditional agroforestry

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; GUINEO-CONGOLIAN ZONE; SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTOR; SUDANIAN ZONE; SUDANO-GUINEAN ZONE;

BIODIVERSITY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

FORESTRY;

AFRICA; AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FARM CROPS; FORESTRY; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84860391234     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2011.07.013     Document Type: Article

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