Analysis of Adoption and Impacts of Improved Maize Varieties in Eastern Zambia

World Development

Volumn 66, Issue , 2015, Pages 695-706-706

  Khonje, Makaiko ^a   Manda, Julius ^a   Alene, Arega D ^a   Kassie, Menale ^b  

^a International Institute of Tropical Agriculture   (Malawi)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Adoption; Africa; Endogenous switching regression; Propensity score matching; Welfare; Zambia

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; CROP PRODUCTION; MAIZE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WELFARE IMPACT;

ZAMBIA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84908517904     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: 18735991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.09.008     Document Type: Article

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