The development of a quantitative method for setting research priorities: A critical assessment

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 145-165

  Nibbering, Jan Willem ^a   Van Rheenen, Teunis ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Antenne Sahélienne ^*  (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; FARMING SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; RESEARCH PLANNING;

EID: 0032008287     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(97)00029-2     Document Type: Article

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