Shifting cultivation (jhum) in the chittagong hill tracts, Bangladesh: Examining its sustainability, rural livelihood and policy implications

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 130-142

  Nath, Tapan Kumar ^a   Inoue, M ^b   Chakma, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Bangladesh; Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT); Policy; Shifting cultivation; Tribal people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978819286     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2005.9684751     Document Type: Article

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