Fertilizer market reforms and factors influencing fertilizer use by small-scale farmers in Bénin

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 100, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 129-136

  Kormawa, Patrick ^a,c   Munyemana, Augustin ^a   Soule, Bio ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b Lab d'Anal Regionale d'E   (Benin)

^c Lab d'Anal Regionale d'E ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balanced nutrient; B nin; Fertilizer; Impact; Policy

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NUTRIENT USE; SMALLHOLDER;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

GOSSYPIUM; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0345581212     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(03)00181-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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