Monitoring and Evaluating Agricultural Science and Technology Projects: Theories, Practices and Problems

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 75-87

  Millstone, Erik ^a   Van Zwanenberg, Patrick ^a   Marshall, Fiona ^a  

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Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; DEVELOPING WORLD; FARMING SYSTEM; INNOVATION; MONITORING; POVERTY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SMALLHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 78649539735     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: 17595436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2010.00185.x     Document Type: Article

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