The impact of Ethiopia's productive safety net programme and related transfers on agricultural productivity

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 761-786

  Hoddinott, John ^a   Berhane, Guush ^a   Gilligan, Daniel O ^a   Kumar, Neha ^a   Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CEREAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FERTILIZER; FOOD SECURITY; INCOME; PRODUCTIVITY; SAFETY;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84868036427     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejs023     Document Type: Article

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