Prevalence, economic contribution, and determinants of trees on farms across Sub-Saharan Africa
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- Miller,Daniel Charles & Munoz Mora,Juan Carlos & Christiaensen,Luc & Miller,Daniel Charles & Munoz Mora,Juan Carlos & Christiaensen,Luc, 2016. "Prevalence, economic contribution, and determinants of trees on farms across Sub-Saharan Africa," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7802, The World Bank.
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Trees on farms; Agroforestry; Forestry; Landscape approaches; Climate smart agriculture; Livelihoods; Africa;All these keywords.
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