Collective action to improve market access for smallholder producers of agroforestry products: Key lessons learned with insights from Cameroon's experience

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-72

  Gyau, Amos ^a   Franzel, Steven ^a   Chiatoh, Maryben ^b   Nimino, Godwill ^b   Owusu, Kwadwo ^c  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; AGROFORESTRY; COLLECTIVE ACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; SMALLHOLDER;

CAMEROON;

EID: 84888049068     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.10.017     Document Type: Review

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