The Future of Small Farms: New Directions for Services, Institutions, and Intermediation

World Development

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1413-1428

  Poulton, Colin ^a   Dorward, Andrew ^a   Kydd, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Institutions; Services; Small farms

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FARM; FUTURE PROSPECT; INCENTIVE; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SERVICE PROVISION; SMALLHOLDER;

AFRICA;

EID: 77956879452     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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