Origin products from African forests: A Kenyan pathway to prosperity and green inclusive growth?

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 84, Issue , 2017, Pages 38-46

  Egelyng, Henrik ^a   Bosselmann, Aske S ^a   Warui, Mary ^b   Maina, Fredah ^b   Mburu, John ^b   Gyau, Amos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Forest products; Geographical indications; Honey; Policies; Wild silk

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; FOOD PRODUCTS; PUBLIC POLICY; SILK;

FOREST PRODUCTS; GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS; HONEY; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; PRODUCT SPECIFICITY; PROTECTED DENOMINATION OF ORIGINS; TROPICAL COUNTRIES; WILD SILKS;

FORESTRY;

FOREST PRODUCTS; FORESTS; MARKET RESEARCH;

EID: 84994481884     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2016.09.001     Document Type: Article

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