Economic valuation of organic and clay-based soil amendments in small-scale agriculture in Lao PDR

Field Crops Research

Volumn 149, Issue , 2013, Pages 379-389

  Mekuria, Wolde ^a   Getnet, Kinde ^a   Noble, Andrew ^b   Hoanh, Chu Thai ^c   McCartney, Matthew ^c   Langan, Simon ^a  

^a International Water Management Institute IWMI   (Ethiopia)

^b International Water Management Institute IWMI   (Sri Lanka)

^c International Water Management Institute IWMI   (Laos)

Author keywords

Economic returns; Livelihood; Payback periods; Smallholders; Soil amendments; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROP YIELD; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; MAIZE; SMALLHOLDER; SOIL AMENDMENT;

LAOS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84880326855     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2013.05.026     Document Type: Article

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