Impact of Improved Farm Technologies on Yields: The Case of Improved Maize Varieties and Inorganic Fertilizers in Kenya
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Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies;NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGR-2016-04-30 (Agricultural Economics)
- NEP-EFF-2016-04-30 (Efficiency and Productivity)
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