Factors influencing the profitability of fertilizer use on maize in Zambia

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 437-446

  Xu, Zhiying ^a   Guan, Zhengfei ^a   Jayne, T S ^a   Black, Roy ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric production function; Fertilizer profitability; Maize; Yield response; Yield scaling factor; Zambia

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; PROFITABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; YIELD RESPONSE;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67650806144     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2009.00384.x     Document Type: Article

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