Determinants of agricultural and land management practices and impacts on crop production and household income in the highlands of Tigray, Ethiopia

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 395-450

  Pender, John ^a   Gebremedhin, Berhanu ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b International Livestock Research Institute   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROP PRODUCTION; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LAND MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; POPULATION PRESSURE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TILLAGE; UPLAND REGION;

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

EID: 44449112198     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejm028     Document Type: Article

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