The effect of agricultural extension on farm yields in Kenya

African Development Review

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-23

  Evenson, Robert E ^a   Mwabu, Germano ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; PRODUCTIVITY; TRAINING AND VISIT SYSTEM; YIELD;

KENYA;

EID: 0035009456     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.00028     Document Type: Article

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