Economic and financial sustainability of private agricultural extension in El Salvador

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 81-102

  Solís, Daniel ^a   Bravo Ureta, Boris E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Cost benefit analysis; Farm management centers; Multiperiod linear programming

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; PRIVATIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 24644480992     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v26n02_07     Document Type: Article

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