Rice green revolution in asia and its transferability to Africa: An introduction

Developing Economies

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-122

  Otsuka, Keijiro ^a   Kalirajan, Kaliappa P ^a  

^a NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asia; Green Revolution; International agricultural research centres; Millennium declaration; National agricultural research systems; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; GREEN REVOLUTION; RICE;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 33646794364     PISSN: 00121533     EISSN: 17461049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1049.2006.00009.x     Document Type: Article

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