Measuring the productivity from indigenous soil and water conservation technologies with household fixed effects: A case study of hilly mountainous areas of Benin

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 313-346

  Adégbidi, Anselme ^a   Gandonou, Esaïe ^a   Oostendorp, Remco ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; MOUNTAIN REGION; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER USE;

AFRICA; ATAKORA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; BOUKOMBE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 2342626649     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/381018     Document Type: Article

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