The impact of research-led agricultural productivity growth on poverty reduction in Africa, Asia and Latin America

World Development

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1959-1975

  Thirtle, Colin ^a,b   Lin, Lin ^c   Piesse, Jenifer ^d,e  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agricultural productivity; Poverty reduction

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

EID: 0242624840     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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