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Private property rights and forest preservation in Karnataka Western Ghats, India: Comment [1]

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The hilly tract of Uttara Kannada district in the Western Ghats of India has been famous for its arecanut and spice orchards for several centuries. The cultivators have evolved complex horticultural practices to maintain productivity under conditions of high rainfall, hilly terrain and leached soils.

Publication Date: 
30/04/1993
Sharachandra Lele [2]
American Journal of Agricultural Economics [3]
75
0
492
Tags:
Forests [4], Western Ghats [5], Karnataka [6], Uttar Kannad [7], Forest Conservation [8], Land Use [9]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/american-journal-agricultural-economics
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-kannad
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-conservation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use