A probit analysis of the determinants of adoption when inputs are rationed: The gezira experience with hybrid sorghum

Science, Technology and Development

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 107-119

  Nichola, Tennassie ^a   Sanders, John H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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