Grassland and forage to improve livelihoods and reduce poverty

Grassland: A Global Resource

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 323-338

  Reynolds, S G ^a   Batello, C ^a   Baas, S ^a   Mack, S ^a  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Development; Pastoralists; Policy; Smallholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899222714     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-551-2     Document Type: Chapter

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