How to close the ever widening gap of Africa's agriculture

International Journal of Technology and Globalisation

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 276-295

  Bindraban, Prem S ^a   Löffler, Huub ^a   Rabbinge, Rudy ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; Agricultural productivity; Environment; Green revolution; Innovations; Technology; Yield stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 52749096405     PISSN: 14765667     EISSN: 17418194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTG.2008.020331     Document Type: Article

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