The economic impact of cowpea research in West and Central Africa: A regional impact assessment of improved cowpea storage technologies

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 147-156

  Moussa, B ^a   Lowenberg DeBoer, J ^a   Fulton, J ^a   Boys, K ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Cowpea; Impact assessment; Storage; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958766385     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2011.02.001     Document Type: Review

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