Agricultural research, technological change and small farmer participation : a case study of north-east Brazil

This thesis discusses technological change among a group of small and resource-poor farmers in North-East Brazil. The core of the dissertation analyses the processes involved in the generation of a new technology and attempts to identify and assess the socio-economic impact of such a technology upon...

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Main Author: Frederico, Renato Augusto
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 1998
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.645510