A methodology for tracking the "fate" of technological interventions in agriculture

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 353-369

  German, Laura ^a   Mowo, Jeremias ^b   Kingamkono, Margaret ^c  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE   (Uganda)

^b Agricultural Research Institute Mlingano   (Tanzania)

^c Selian Agricultural Research Institute   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Agricultural research and extension; Diffusion of innovations; Eastern Africa; Farming systems; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750591794     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-006-9008-2     Document Type: Article

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