Multiple outcomes of cultivation in the Sahel: a call for a multifunctional view of farmers’ incentives

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-22

  Rasmussen, Laura Vang ^a   Reenberg, Anette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Burkina Faso; cultivation outcomes; food production; multifunctional spectrum

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTIVATION; FODDER; FOOD PRODUCTION; INCENTIVE; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; LAND USE CHANGE; POLICY MAKING;

BURKINA FASO;

EID: 84914694413     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2013.826048     Document Type: Article

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