The Future of Small Farms: Trajectories and Policy Priorities

World Development

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1349-1361

  Hazell, Peter ^a   Poulton, Colin ^a   Wiggins, Steve ^b   Dorward, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Poverty; Small farm

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FARM; FUTURE PROSPECT; GLOBALIZATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOW INCOME POPULATION; POLICY REFORM; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SMALLHOLDER; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

EID: 77956874883     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.06.012     Document Type: Article

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