Adoption, constraints and economic returns of paddy rice under the system of rice intensification in Mwea, Kenya

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 129, Issue , 2013, Pages 44-55

  Ndiiri, J A ^a   Mati, B M ^a   Home, P G ^a   Odongo, B ^b   Uphoff, N ^c  

^a JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^b African Institute for Capacity Development   (Kenya)

^c Cornell International Institute for Food ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit cost analysis; Farmer practices; Kenya; Mwea irrigation scheme; Rice; SRI

Indexed keywords

BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS; FARMER PRACTICES; IRRIGATION SCHEMES; KENYA; RICE; SRI;

COST ACCOUNTING; FOOD SUPPLY; IRRIGATION; SEED; SURVEYS; WAGES; WEED CONTROL;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GROWING SEASON; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PADDY FARMING; RICE; SURVEYING; WEED CONTROL;

KENYA;

EID: 84882692128     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2013.07.006     Document Type: Article

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