Underinvestment in agricultural R and D revisited

Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 297-316

  Roseboom, Johannes ^a  

^a Intl Service for Natl Agr Res   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agricultural R and D; Rate of return; Research intensities; Underinvestment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; INVESTMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0036961457     PISSN: 00498599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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