Agriculture for development in Africa: Business-as-usual or new departures?

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  de Janvry, Alain ^a   Sadoulet, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; FOOD SUPPLY;

CENTRAL PROVINCE [UGANDA]; ENTEBBE; UGANDA;

EID: 77955066566     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejp028     Document Type: Article

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