Estimating Bird Damage to Rice in Africa: Evidence from the Senegal River Valley

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 175-200

  De Mey, Yann ^a   Demont, Matty ^b   Diagne, Mandiaye ^b  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Centre du riz pour l'Afrique Senegal   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Damage control productivity; Food security; Nonlinear estimation; Panel data; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT COST; CEREAL; CROP DAMAGE; CROP PRODUCTION; DATABASE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOOD SECURITY; PANEL DATA; PASSERINE; PEST CONTROL; RICE; SLOPE; WET SEASON;

SENEGAL VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AVES; QUELEA;

EID: 84855752329     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2011.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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