The performance of Botswana's traditional arable agriculture: Growth rates and the impact of the accelerated Rainfed Arable Programme (ARAP)

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-133

  Seleka, Tebogo B ^a  

^a BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Arable; Botswana; Policy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; ARABLE FARMING; CROP PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE;

BOTSWANA;

EID: 0033062821     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5150(98)00084-X     Document Type: Article

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