Diffusion and adoption of NERICA rice varieties in Côte d'Iviore

Developing Economies

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 208-231

  Diagne, Aliou ^a  

^a AFRICA RICE CENTER AFRICARICE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Average treatment effect; NERICA; Rice; Technology adoption; West Africa

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; RICE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ORYZA GLABERRIMA;

EID: 33646810192     PISSN: 00121533     EISSN: 17461049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1049.2006.00014.x     Document Type: Article

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