The impact of cooperatives on agricultural technology adoption: Empirical evidence from Ethiopia

Food Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 82-91

  Abebaw, Degnet ^a   Haile, Mekbib G ^b  

^a Ethiopian Economics Association   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africa; Agricultural technology adoption; Cooperatives; Ethiopia; Impact evaluation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; COOPERATIVE SECTOR; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; SMALLHOLDER; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

ETHIOPIA;

BOS;

EID: 84868703048     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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