Which farmers benefit most from sustainable intensification? An ex-ante impact assessment of expanding grain legume production in Malawi

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 58, Issue , 2014, Pages 28-38

  Franke, A C ^a,b   van den Brand, G J ^a   Giller, K E ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Crop model; Farm typologies; Groundnut; Maize; Soybean

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899845225     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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