Crafting smallholder-driven agricultural research systems in southern Africa

World Development

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1073-1087

  Rukuni, Mandivamba ^a   Blackie, Malcolm J ^b   Eicher, Carl K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Rockefeller Foundation   (Malawi)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; RESEARCH TRENDS; SMALLHOLDERS;

EID: 0032101490     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(98)00030-8     Document Type: Article

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