Analysis of farmers' preferences for development intervention programs: A case study of subsistence farmers from East Ethiopian Highlands

African Development Review

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 183-204

  Bekele, Wagayehu ^a  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FARMERS ATTITUDE; LOGIT ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33750881158     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: 14678268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8268.2006.00138.x     Document Type: Article

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