Technology characteristics, farmers' perceptions and adoption decisions: A Tobit model application in Sierra Leone

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 297-311

  Adesina, Akinwumi A ^a   Zinnah, Moses M ^b  

^a AFRICA RICE CENTER AFRICARICE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; FARMERS'PERCEPTIONS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TOBIT MODEL;

SIERRA LEONE;

EID: 0027795546     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-5150(93)90019-9     Document Type: Article

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