The economic impact of cowpea research in Senegal: An ex-post analysis with disadoption

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 363-375

  Boys, K ^a   Faye, M ^b   Fulton, J ^a   Lowenberg DeBoer, J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Institut Senegalais de Recherches AgrEcoles Dakar   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Cowpea; Disadoption; Impact Assessment; Senegal; Storage

Indexed keywords

BASELINE SURVEY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FOOD STORAGE; LEGUME; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; STORAGE STRUCTURE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

AFRICA; SENEGAL; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34248226986     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2007.00213.x     Document Type: Article

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