Farm size and productivity in Malawian smallholder agriculture

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 141-161

  Dorward, Andrew ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; FARM SIZE; PRODUCTIVITY; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SMALLHOLDER;

MALAWI;

EID: 0032845650     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220389908422595     Document Type: Article

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