Narratives of experience and production of knowledge within farmers' groups

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 439-447

  Goulet, Frédéric ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Communities of practice; Experiment; Farmers; Knowledge; Narratives

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; SEED PRODUCTION; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 84887394133     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2013.09.006     Document Type: Article

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