Too fast or too slow: The speed and persistence of adoption of conservation agriculture in southern Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123689
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Keywords
Conservation agriculture; Duration analysis; Quantile regression; Time to adoption; Persistent adoption; Dis-adoption; Sustainable intensification;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- Q12 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
- Q16 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services
- Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy
- C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
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