The social and environmental context of argan oil production

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-4

  le Polain de Waroux, Yann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Argan oil; Development; Forest degradation; Globalization

Indexed keywords

ARGAN OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

AGRICULTURE; ARGANIA SPINOSA; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXTRACTION; FOREST; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOIL DEGRADATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION; HUMAN;

EID: 84873871248     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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