Extension: Object of reform, engine for innovation

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 267-273

  Rivera, William M ^a   Sulaiman, V Rasheed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Centre for Research on Innovation and Science Policy (CRISP)   (India)

Author keywords

Agricultural extension; Agricultural policy; Agricultural reform; Innovation systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149099861     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000009789396810     Document Type: Article

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