Is rainfed agriculture really a pathway from poverty?

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 123, Issue , 2014, Pages 84-96

  Harris, David ^a   Orr, Alastair ^a  

^a International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Farm size; Income limits; New technology; Poverty; Rainfed crop profitability; Smallholders

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIALIZATION; CROP PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; MARKET SYSTEM; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; INDIA;

EID: 84897056415     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2013.09.005     Document Type: Article

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