Economic impacts of technology, population growth and soil erosion at watershed level: The case of the Ginchi in Ethiopia

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 503-523

  Okumu, B N ^a   Russell, N ^b   Jabbar, M A ^c   Colman, D ^b   Mohamed Saleem, M A ^c   Pender, J ^d  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^d INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; POPULATION GROWTH; SOIL EROSION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 11344256045     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2004.tb00112.x     Document Type: Article

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