Modelling diversity, change and uncertainty in peasant agriculture in northern Malawi

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 469-486

  Dorward, A R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRICE RESPONSE; AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FARM RESPONSE; FARMING SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION; MODELLING APPROACH; PEASANT AGRICULTURE; PEASANT FARMING; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

MALAWI;

EID: 0030201260     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-521X(96)00057-1     Document Type: Article

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