Can agro-dealers deliver the green revolution in Kenya?

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 78-89

  Odame, Hannington ^a   Muange, Elijah ^b  

^a Centre for African Bio Entrepreneurship (CABE)   (Kenya)

^b INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ENTREPRENEUR; GREEN REVOLUTION; MAIZE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RURAL AREA;

KENYA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79959750321     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: 17595436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2011.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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