Promoting neglected and underutilised tuberous plant species in Vietnam

Looking East Looking West: Organic and Quality Food Marketing in Asia and Europe

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 183-194

  Schmidt, Markus ^a   Lam, Nguyen Thanh ^b   Hoanh, Mai Thach ^c   Padulosi, Stefano ^d  

^a International Dialogue and Conflict Management   (Austria)

^b VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Viet Nam)

^c Vietnam Agricultural Science Institute   (Viet Nam)

^d BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

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EID: 84899246446     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3921/978-90-8686-703-5     Document Type: Chapter

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