Agricultural development and household incomes in central Asia: A survey of Tajikistan, 2003-2008

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-326

  Lerman, Zvi ^a   Sedik, David ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Industry   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Central Asia; Collective farms; Cotton; Dekhan farms; Family farms; Farm debt; Grain; Horticulture; Household incomes; Household plots; Land leasing; Livestock; State farms; Tajikistan

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN REFORM; AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; FARM SIZE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LAND REFORM; LIVESTOCK FARMING; RURAL ECONOMY;

ASIA; CENTRAL ASIA; EURASIA; TAJIKISTAN; WEST ASIA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 67649983664     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1539-7216.50.3.301     Document Type: Article

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