Opportunity cost of adopting improved planted forage: Evidence from the adoption of Brachiaria grass among smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya

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byAfrican Association of Agricultural Economists

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Maina, K.W., Ritho, C.N., Lukuyu, B.A. and Rao, E.J.O. 2022. Opportunity cost of adopting improved planted forage: Evidence from the adoption of Brachiaria grass among smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya. African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 17(1):48–63.

Authors

  • Maina, Kevin W.
  • Ritho, C.N.
  • Lukuyu, Ben A.
  • Rao, E.J.O.

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