Privatising agricultural extension: Caveat emptor

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 95-102

  Kidd, A D ^a,b   Lamers, J P A ^b   Ficarelli, P P ^c   Hoffmann, V ^a  

^a Inst Social Sci Agric Sector U   (Germany)

^b Hanptstr 15 88379   (Germany)

^c GTZ (Ger Tech Co Oper) B   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agricultural extension; Private sector; Privatisation; Public sector

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 0033972601     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0743-0167(99)00040-6     Document Type: Article

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