Economic analysis of different options in integrated pest and soil fertility management in maize systems of Western Kenya

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 471-482

  De Groote, Hugo ^a   Vanlauwe, Bernard ^b   Rutto, Esther ^a   Odhiambo, George D ^c   Kanampiu, Fred ^a   Khan, Zeyaur R ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Kenya)

^b the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture TSBF CIAT   (Kenya)

^c MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Economic analysis; On farm trials; Participatory evaluation; Soil fertility; Stem borers; Striga

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INTERCROPPING; MAIZE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOYBEAN; STEM BORER;

KENYA; NYANZA; SIAYA; VIHIGA; WESTERN PROVINCE [KENYA];

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; STRIGA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955601904     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2010.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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