Journal of
Development and Agricultural Economics

  • Abbreviation: J. Dev. Agric. Econ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9774
  • DOI: 10.5897/JDAE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 555

Full Length Research Paper

How do the risk preferences of smallholder farmers affect the attractiveness of restoration activities? Evidence from forest and agricultural land in Rwanda

Michael Verdone*
  • Michael Verdone*
  • BBC Research and Consulting, Colorado, USA.
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Andrew Seidl
  • Andrew Seidl
  • Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, Colorado, USA.
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  •  Received: 26 April 2016
  •  Accepted: 01 August 2016
  •  Published: 30 September 2016

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