Impacts of subsidized hybrid seed on indicators of economic well-being among smallholder maize growers in Zambia

Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 659-670

  Mason, Nicole M ^a   Smale, Melinda ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Agricultural input subsidies; Hybrid maize seed; Income; Poverty; Relative deprivation; Smallholder farmers; Zambia

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; MAIZE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEED; SMALLHOLDER; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

ZAMBIA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84888201446     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/agec.12080     Document Type: Article

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