Endogenous technology adoption and household food security: The case of improved cowpea varieties in northern Nigeria

Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 211-230

  Alene, Arega D ^a,b   Manyong, V M ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b LW Lambourn and Co   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adoption; Cowpea; Food security; Instrumental variables; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVATION; FOOD SECURITY; LEGUME; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

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

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 33749395114     PISSN: 00498599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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