Globalization of agriculture: Effects on social and natural systems in rural communities of Jamaica

Caribbean Geography

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 40-54

  Meikle Yaw, Paulette ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Globalization; Jamaica; Small farming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864864574     PISSN: 02529939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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