Jatropha cultivation in southern India: Assessing farmers' experiences

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 246-256

  Axelsson, Lisa ^a   Franzén, Maria ^a   Ostwald, Madelene ^a,c   Berndes, Göran ^a   Lakshmi, G ^b   Ravindranath, N H ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biofuel policies and implementation; Drivers and barriers; Interviews; Land use; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860895514     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1324     Document Type: Article

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