African Agriculture in 50 Years: Smallholders in a Rapidly Changing World?

World Development

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 92-101

  Collier, Paul ^a   Dercon, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Agriculture; Commercial agriculture; Smallholders

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL REFORM; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; COMMERCIALIZATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; SMALLHOLDER;

AFRICA;

EID: 84905023027     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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