Comparative economic and gender, labor analysis of conservation agriculture practices in tribal villages in india

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-86

  Lai, Cynthia ^a   Chan, Catherine ^a   Halbrendt, Jacqueline ^a   Shariq, Linsey ^a   Roul, Pravat ^b   Idol, Travis ^a   Ray, Chittanrajan ^a   Evensen, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b ORISSA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation agriculture; Cowpea; Gender; India; Labor; Maize

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84864773936     PISSN: 15592448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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