Development of land rental markets and agricultural productivity growth: The case of northern Ethiopia

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-54

  Benin, Samuel ^a   Ahmed, Mohamed ^b   Pender, John ^c   Ehui, Simeon ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CEREAL; CROP YIELD; LAND TENURE; SHARECROPPING;

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

MARSHALLIA;

EID: 15544387314     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejh032     Document Type: Article

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