The role of education on the adoption of chemical fertiliser under different socioeconomic environments in Ethiopia

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 215-228

  Asfaw, Abay ^a   Admassie, Assefa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Adoption; D13; Education; Ethiopia; I21; Intra household education; Q12; Socioeconomic environment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 2642572876     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agecon.2002.12.002     Document Type: Article

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