Socio-economic impact of tissue culture banana (Musa spp.) in Kenya through the whole value chain approach

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 879, Issue , 2010, Pages 77-86

  Njuguna, M M ^a   Wambugu, F M ^a   Acharya, S S ^b   MacKey, M A ^c  

^a Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International   (Kenya)

^b Institute of Development Studies   (India)

^c Alton Mackey and Associates   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Diffusion; Farmers; Market; Production

Indexed keywords

MUSA;

EID: 80053137042     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2010.879.5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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