The last mile(s) in modern input distribution: Pricing, profitability, and adoption

Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 629-646

  Minten, Bart ^a   Koru, Bethlehem ^b   Stifel, David ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b Near National Stadium   (Ethiopia)

^c LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical fertilizer; Ethiopia; Improved seeds; Modern inputs; O13; Q13; Q18; Remoteness

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; DATA ACQUISITION; FERTILIZER; PRICE DYNAMICS; PROFITABILITY; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84888198034     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/agec.12078     Document Type: Article

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