Oil palm and rural livelihoods in the Asia-Pacific region: An overview

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 223-239

  Cramb, Rob ^a   Curry, George N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lilvelihoods; Melanesia; Oil palm; Plantations; Smallholders; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PLANTATION; RURAL AREA; SMALLHOLDER; VEGETABLE OIL;

MELANESIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM;

ELAEIS;

EID: 84872387976     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: 14678373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2012.01495.x     Document Type: Article

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