The effect of gender on adoption of conservation practices by heads of farm households in Kenya

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 447-463

  Aboud, Abdillahi ^a   Sofranko, Andrew J ^b   Ndiaye, Serigne ^c  

^a Edgerton College   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c Parkland College   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation practices; Environmental experiences perceptions; Gender comparisons; Innovation attributes

Indexed keywords

UNIDENTIFIED AGENTS;

AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION; CONSERVATION PRACTICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FARMERS' ATTITUDES; FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLD; GENDER DIFFERENCES; GENDER ROLE; GENDER STUDY; INNOVATION ADOPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL CONSERVATION;

KENYA;

EID: 0030438516     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941929609380987     Document Type: Article

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