Laggards or Leaders: Conservers of Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Bolivia

Rural Sociology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-74

  Gilles, Jere L ^a   Thomas, Justin L ^a   Valdivia, Corinne ^a   Yucra, Edwin S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; FARMING SYSTEM; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ALTIPLANO; BOLIVIA;

EID: 84874491261     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ruso.12001     Document Type: Article

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