Farmers’ strategies as building block for rethinking sustainable intensification

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 563-574

  Suhardiman, Diana ^a   Giordano, Mark ^b   Leebouapao, Lilao ^c   Keovilignavong, Oulavanh ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Laos)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Mekong Development Centre   (Laos)

Author keywords

Agricultural groundwater use; Farming strategies; Laos; Rice intensification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937934506     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: 15728366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-015-9638-3     Document Type: Article

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