The impact of integrated aquaculture-agriculture on small-scale farms in Southern Malawi

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-79

  Dey, Madan M ^a   Paraguas, Ferdinand J ^b   Kambewa, Patrick ^c   Pemsl, Diemuth E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF   (United States)

^b VU University   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Malawi; Participatory research; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; AQUACULTURE; FARM SIZE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RESOURCE USE; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

MALAWI;

EID: 74349124065     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2009.00426.x     Document Type: Article

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