Farmers' knowledge and perception of agricultural wetland management in Rwanda

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 363-374

  Nabahungu, N L ^a,b   Visser, S M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ISAR   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

Farmers' perceptions; Inland valley; Reclaimed wetland; Rwanda; Wetland agriculture

Indexed keywords

FARMERS' PERCEPTIONS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS; INCOME GENERATION; INLAND VALLEY; POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS; RWANDA; SOIL SUITABILITY; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

CROPS; CULTIVATION; FOOD SUPPLY; RECLAMATION; SEED; SOILS; WATER SUPPLY;

WETLANDS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CROP YIELD; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PERCEPTION; RECLAIMED LAND; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

RWANDA;

EID: 84880617495     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.1133     Document Type: Article

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