Testing the market potential for a new value-added cowpea product to improve the well-being of women entrepreneurs in niger

Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-55

  Ibro, Germaine ^a   Seydou, Ramatou ^a   Saley, Kaka ^a   Everhart Valentin, Kira ^b   Fulton, Joan ^b   Lowenberg DeBoer, James ^b   Otoo, Miram ^b  

^a Institut National de Recherche Agronomique du Niger   (Niger)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic development; Entrepreneurship; Women in development

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649214815     PISSN: 10770755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5191/jiaee.2009.16104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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