Policy and competitiveness of agroforestry-based technologies for maize production in Cameroon: An application of policy analysis matrix

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-13

  Adesina, Akinwumi A ^a,b   Coulibaly, Ousmane N ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Cameroon)

^b ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Cameroon; Policy analysis matrix

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; AGROFORESTRY; COMPETITIVENESS; MAIZE; PRODUCTIVITY;

CAMEROON;

EID: 0032167430     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5150(98)00051-6     Document Type: Article

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