Risk aversion, impatience, and adoption of conservation agriculture practices among smallholders in Zambia
Sustainable agricultural practices such as conservation agriculture have been promoted in southern Africa for nearly three decades, but their adoption remains low. It is of policy interest to unpack behavioural drivers of adoption to understand why adoption remains lower than anticipated. This paper...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Elsevier
2024
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139699 |
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