Land use, production growth, and the institutional environment of smallholders: Evidence from burkinabè cotton farmers

Land Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 161-182

  Kaminski, Jonathan ^a   Thomas, Alban ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD SECURITY; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; LAND USE CHANGE; SMALLHOLDER; STAKEHOLDER;

BURKINA FASO;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 78650250728     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.87.1.161     Document Type: Article

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