Environment, Technology, and the Social Articulation of Risk in West African Agriculture

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Previous articleNext article No AccessEnvironment, Technology, and the Social Articulation of Risk in West African AgricultureMichael R. CarterMichael R. CarterUniversity of Wisconsin—Madison Search for more articles by this author University of Wisconsin—MadisonPDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Economic Development and Cultural Change Volume 45, Number 3April 1997 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/452291 Views: 135Total views on this site Citations: 79Citations are reported from Crossref © 1997 by The University of Chicago. All rights reserved.PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Berber Kramer, Peter Hazell, Harold Alderman, Francisco Ceballos, Neha Kumar, Anne G. Timu Is Agricultural Insurance Fulfilling Its Promise for the Developing World? 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