Narrowing yield gaps does not guarantee a living income from smallholder farming-an empirical study from western Kenya
Crop yields in sub-Saharan Africa need to increase to keep pace with food demands from the burgeoning population. Smallholder farmers play an important role in national food self-sufficiency, yet many live in poverty. Investing in inputs to increase yields is therefore often not viable for them. To...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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2023
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130176 |
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