Constraints on oxen cultivation in the Sahel
Ox‐powered cultivation is common in parts of the Sahel, yet most farmers in the region continue to cultivate manually. Insights from oxen farms in Mali are compared to nonadopters in Upper Volta. Ox‐driven technology in the Sahel may be more labor shifting than labor saving. Linear programming model...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Wiley
1982
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170474 |
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