Impact of alternative economic policies on crop production in Lesotho

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• Respectively graduate student and Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg. Financial assistance from the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst and the National University of Lesotho is gratefully acknowledged. Views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsors or the University of Natal. Comments by anonymous reviewers are gratefully acknowledged.
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