The natural products industry: A global and African economic perspective

ACS Symposium Series

Volumn 1021, Issue , 2009, Pages 7-28

  Ariyawardana, Anoma ^a   Govindasamy, Ramu ^a   Simon, James E ^b  

^a New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETICS; CROPS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); QUALITY ASSURANCE; RURAL AREAS;

AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM; CODES OF PRACTICE; CULTIVATED CROPS; ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE; HERBAL MEDICINES; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; NATURAL PRODUCTS; POVERTY REDUCTION;

COMMERCE;

EID: 84905582678     PISSN: 00976156     EISSN: 19475918     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1021/bk-2009-1021.ch002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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