Re-evaluating the Malawian Farm Input Subsidy Programme

Nature Plants

Volumn 3, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Messina, Joseph P ^a   Peter, Brad G ^a   Snapp, Sieglinde S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CATERING SERVICE; CROP; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; MALAWI; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FARMS; FERTILIZERS; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FOOD SUPPLY; MALAWI; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85014743163     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20550278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nplants.2017.13     Document Type: Article

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