Classification trees versus multinomial models in the analysis of urban farming systems in Central Africa

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-149

  Speybroeck, N ^a   Berkvens, D ^a   Mfoukou Ntsakala, A ^b   Aerts, M ^c   Hens, N ^c   Van Huylenbroeck, G ^d   Thys, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b U Rech Sur Les Syst Prod Agric   (Congo)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Central Africa; Classification trees; Crop production livestock urban agriculture; Multinomial regression

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; FARMING SYSTEM; LIVESTOCK FARMING; URBAN AGRICULTURE;

AFRICA; BRAZZAVILLE; CENTRAL AFRICA; CONGO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 1542381347     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2003.06.006     Document Type: Article

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