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100			_aObouayeba S _cet al
245		0	_aNatural rubber-based intercropping systems in Cote DIvoire: A review of forty years of work
260			_bRubber Science _c2015
300			_a211-226
520			_aNatural rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) cultivation in Cote d Ivoire has registered tremendous growth since its introduction in 1955. The expansion of area under rubber cultivation in the country has raised concerns on deforestation, degradation of natural ecosystem, food security etc. Rubber is generally intercropped with annual and perennial crops for its economic advantages. Mono-cultures of rubber trees are also coming up in the country. Rubber plantations generate secondary forest ecosystems which are likely to reverse environmental degradation in marginal lands. This paper reviewa various works on rubber cultivation in Cote d Ivoire from a policy perspective.
650			_aEnvironment degradation
650			_aForest ecosystem
650			_aIntercropping
650			_aLand utilisation
650			_aProduction system
942			_cJS
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