Market access, intensification and productivity of common bean in Ethiopia: A microeconomic analysis

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 476-487

  Katungi, E ^a   Horna, D ^b   Gebeyehu, S ^c   Sperling, L ^d  

^a Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute   (Uganda)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Melkasa Agricultural Research Center of the Ethiopia Institute of Agriculture Research   (Ethiopia)

^d Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Common bean; Ethiopia; Intensification; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952122648     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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