Policies to promote cereal intensification in Ethiopia: The search for appropriate public and private roles

Food Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 185-194

  Spielman, David J ^a   Byerlee, Derek ^b   Alemu, Dawit ^c   Kelemework, Dawit ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Agricultural development; Agricultural extension; Ethiopia; Fertilizer; Seed markets; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; CEREAL; FOOD AID; FOOD POLICY; FOOD PRODUCTION; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 77952542836     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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