Extending conservation to farmlands in Zambia: Prescribed practices and reality

Journal of Sustainable Developent

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 46-59

  Mfune, Orleans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Agri environment; Agriculture; Conservation; Ecosystem services; Farming households; Land; Livelihoods

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102490258     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19139063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v7n1p46     Document Type: Article

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