Socio-Ecological and Religious Perspective of Agrobiodiversity Conservation: Issues, Concern and Priority for Sustainable Agriculture, Central Himalaya

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 491-512

  Negi, Vikram S ^a   Maikhuri, R K ^a  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Agrodiversity; Indigenous knowledge; Policy; Religious; Rural technology; Socio cultural

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CAPACITY BUILDING; FARMING SYSTEM; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; SOIL FERTILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRAINING; YIELD;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 84875524404     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-012-9386-y     Document Type: Article

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