Spatially targeting the distribution of agricultural input stockists in Malawi

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 694-702

  Farrow, Andrew ^a   Risinamhodzi, Kumbirai ^b   Zingore, Shamie ^b,c   Delve, Robert J ^b,d  

^a Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute   (Uganda)

^b CHITEDZE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION   (Malawi)

^c INTERNATIONAL PLANT NUTRITION INSTITUTE   (China)

^d Catholic Relief Services   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Geographical Information Systems; Locational efficiency; Rural agro dealer networks; Set covering problem

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GIS; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUBLIC SECTOR; RESOURCE USE; RURAL AREA; SMALLHOLDER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY;

MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 80052852720     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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