Income diversity, technology choice and agricultural research policy in sub-Saharan Africa

Development Policy Review

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-146

  Sumberg, James ^a   Gilbert, Elon ^b   Blackie, Malcolm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION; OFF-FARM EMPLOYMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 1542741221     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2004.00242.x     Document Type: Article

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