The economics of water-conserving technology adoption in Tunisia: An empirical estimation of farmer technology choice

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 359-373

  Foltz, Jeremy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; DECISION MAKING; IRRIGATION; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

TUNISIA;

EID: 0038078473     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/367627     Document Type: Article

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