Afforestation of savannah with cocoa agroforestry systems: a small-farmer innovation in central Cameroon

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  2012

• Venue

  Agroforestry Systems

• Publication date

  2012-04-04

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s10457-012-9513-9
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