Research, extension, and information: Key inputs in agricultural productivity growth

Pakistan Development Review

Volumn 41, Issue 4 PART 1, 2002, Pages 443-473

  Bravo Ureta, Boris E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 1842659233     PISSN: 00309729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30541/v41i4ipp.443-473     Document Type: Article

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