Social network effects on the adoption of sustainable natural resource management practices in Ethiopia

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 477-483

  Wossen, Tesfamicheal ^a   Berger, Thomas ^a   Mequaninte, Teferi ^a   Alamirew, Bamlaku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adoption and diffusion; Conservation; Ethiopia; Smallholder agriculture; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION CONSTRAINT; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; LAND DEGRADATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATURAL RESOURCE; SMALLHOLDER; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOIL EROSION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WORLD BANK;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84889880452     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2013.856048     Document Type: Article

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