Crop diversification decisions: The case of vanilla in Uganda

Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 227-242

  Komarek, Adam M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural household model; Credit; Crop diversification; Uganda

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION; CREDIT PROVISION; CROP PRODUCTION; FINANCIAL MARKET; NUMERICAL MODEL;

UGANDA;

EID: 77956385956     PISSN: 00498599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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