Participatory approach for integrated development and management of North African marginal zones: Demonstrative plan to fight desertification in Morocco and Tunisia

Italian Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 351-354

  Mulas, Maurizio ^a   Bellavite, Davide ^a   Lubino, Marcello ^a   Belkheiri, Oumelkheir ^a   Enne, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Desertification; Fodder shrubs; Integrated development; Participatory approach; Rangeland restoration

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRONOMY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; DESERTIFICATION; FODDER; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RANGELAND; SHRUB;

MOROCCO; TUNISIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA SALIGNA; ANIMALIA; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX NUMMULARIA; OPUNTIA;

EID: 84872931720     PISSN: 11254718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ija.2012.e46     Document Type: Article

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