Agricultural extension: Good intentions and hard realities

World Bank Research Observer

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-60

  Anderson, Jock R ^a   Feder, Gershon ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; FARMING SYSTEM; INCENTIVE; INVESTMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 3042819225     PISSN: 02573032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkh013     Document Type: Article

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