Risk preference and optimal enterprise combinations in Kahuro division of Murang'a district, Kenya

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-140

  Nyikal, Rose A ^a   Kosura, Willis O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

E V frontiers; Optimal enterprise combinations; Quadratic programming; Smallholder Kenyan agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL FINANCE; CREDIT PROVISION; CROPPING PRACTICE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALLHOLDER;

AFRICA; CENTRAL PROVINCE [KENYA]; EAST AFRICA; KAHURO; KENYA; MURANGA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33745200947     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0169-5150.2005.00012.x     Document Type: Review

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