Production risk and advantages of mixed farming in the Pakistan Punjab

Developing Economies

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 28-47

  Kurosaki, Takashi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; FARMING SYSTEM; MIXED FARMING; PRODUCTION RISK;

PAKISTAN, PUNJAB;

EID: 0031474563     PISSN: 00121533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1049.1997.tb01185.x     Document Type: Article

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