Toward understanding household preference for consumption characteristics of millet varieties: A case study from western Niger

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-165

  Ndjeunga, Jupiter ^a   Nelson, Carl H ^b  

^a ICRISAT Sahelian Center   (Niger)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Characteristics; Food processing; Ordered probit; Pearl millet genetics; Random utility

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD PROCESSING; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MILLET; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; NIGER [WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 33745193477     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0169-5150.2005.00010.x     Document Type: Article

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