Fertilizer use, risk, and off-farm labor markets in the semi-arid tropics of India

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 359-371

  Lamb, Russell L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilizer; India; Off farm labor; Risk

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LABOR MARKET; OFF-FARM EMPLOYMENT;

INDIA;

EID: 0037679290     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8276.00125     Document Type: Article

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