Conventionalization of the organic sesame network from Burkina Faso: Shrinking into mainstream

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 539-554

  Glin, Laurent C ^a   Mol, Arthur P J ^a   Oosterveer, Peter ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alternative food economy; Burkina Faso; Conventionalization; Governance; Organic sesame; Trust

Indexed keywords

SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 84889574294     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-013-9435-9     Document Type: Article

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