Poverty Reduction Effects of Agricultural Technology Adoption: A Micro-evidence from Rural Tanzania

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1288-1305

  Asfaw, Solomon ^a   Kassie, Menale ^b   Simtowe, Franklin ^c   Lipper, Leslie ^a  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER   (Kenya)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMETRICS; EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL AREA; RURAL ECONOMY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

TANZANIA;

CAJANUS CAJAN;

EID: 84866761618     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2012.671475     Document Type: Article

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