Effects of flood on agricultural productivity in Bangladesh

Oxford Development Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 339-356

  Banerjee, Lopamudra ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD DAMAGE; HYDROLOGICAL HAZARD;

BANGLADESH;

CORCHORUS CAPSULARIS;

EID: 77956406797     PISSN: 13600818     EISSN: 14699966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600818.2010.505681     Document Type: Article

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