Modelling the crop variety demand of semi-subsistence households: Bananas in Uganda

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 329-349

  Edmeades, Svetlana ^a,b   Phaneuf, Daniel J ^c   Smale, Melinda ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d International Plant Genetic Resources Institute Maccarese   (Italy)

Author keywords

Demand analysis; Research methods; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING; DEMAND ELASTICITY; DEVELOPING WORLD; FRUIT; MODELING; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 43049138802     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2007.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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