Determinants of cassava distribution in Nigeria

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 139-156

  Ugwu, B O ^a   Nweke, F I ^b  

^a National Root Crops Research Institute   (Nigeria)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cassava; Market access; Nigeria; Processing; Relative importance; Smallholder

Indexed keywords

CASSAVA PORODUCTION; CASSAVA PRODUCTION; CROP DISTRIBUTION; CROP SELECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISTRIBUTIONAL DETERMINANTS; SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE; SMALLHOLDERS;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0030301216     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(96)01085-7     Document Type: Article

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