Improved production systems for traditional food crops: the case of finger millet in western Kenya

Food Security

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 783-797

  Handschuch, Christina ^a   Wollni, Meike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Kenya; Social networks; Technology adoption; Traditional cereals

Indexed keywords

CASH CROPPING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD SECURITY; MAIZE; MILLET; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SMALLHOLDER; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE;

KENYA;

ELEUSINE CORACANA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84978137347     PISSN: 18764517     EISSN: 18764525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-016-0577-7     Document Type: Article

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