A quantitative and constraint-specific method to assess the potential impact of new agricultural technology: The case of frost resistant potato for the Altiplano (Peru and Bolivia)

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 895-911

  Hijmans, R J ^a   Condori, B ^b   Carrillo, R ^b   Kropff, M J ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

^b Fund Promocion Invest Prod A   (Bolivia)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agroecological zones; Frost; GIS; Impact assessment; Potato; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; AGROECOLOGY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; FROST; GIS;

ALTIPLANO; BOLIVIA; PERU;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0037417465     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(02)00081-1     Document Type: Article

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