The Sorry State of M&E in Agriculture: Can People-centred Approaches Help?

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 6-25

  Haddad, Lawrence ^a   Lindstrom, Johanna ^a   Pinto, Yvonne ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LEARNING; MONITORING; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; POVERTY; SERVICE PROVISION;

EID: 78649579415     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: 17595436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2010.00177.x     Document Type: Article

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