Farmers' perceptions of benefits and factors affecting the adoption of improved dual-purpose cowpea in the dry savannas of Nigeria

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-210

  Kristjanson, P ^a   Okike, I ^b   Tarawali, S ^c   Singh, B B ^d   Manyong, V M ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b Intl Livestock Research Institute   (Nigeria)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^d INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adoption; Cowpea; Food security; Impact; Tobit

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FODDER; GIS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; SAVANNA; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOIL FERTILITY;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33745214195     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0169-5150.2005.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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