Smallholder production structure and rural roads in Africa: The case of Nakuru District, Kenya

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 245-254

  Obare, G A ^a   Omamo, S W ^b   Williams, J C ^c  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor demand; Factor substitution; Production cost; Road infrastructure; Smallholders and Kenya

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; RURAL TRANSPORT; SMALLHOLDER; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

KENYA; NAKURU DISTRICT;

EID: 0038067782     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5150(03)00004-5     Document Type: Article

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