Revitalising African agriculture through innovative business models and organisational arrangements: Promising developments in the traditional crops sector

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 143-169

  Ochieng, Cosmas Milton Obote ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; BUSINESS SERVICE; COMPETITIVENESS; CROP PRODUCTION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

AFRICA;

EID: 33847647935     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X0600231X     Document Type: Article

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