Urban agriculture and urban poverty alleviation: South African debates

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Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 171-188

  Rogerson, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 0000515853     PISSN: 03031853     EISSN: 20780400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03031853.1998.9523503     Document Type: Article

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