Organic cotton production as an adaptation option in north-west Benin

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 91-100

  Kloos, Julia ^a   Renaud, Fabrice G ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation strategy; Benin; Climate variability; Organic agriculture; Women

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 84916931438     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: 20436866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/oa.2014.0166     Document Type: Article

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