Addressing child feeding concerns of women farmers in Mali: Composition and effects on child nutrition of a locally developed weaning food

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-19

  Silva Barbeau, I ^a   Sissoko, H ^c   Berthe, M ^c   Haidara, M ^b   Barbeau, W E ^d   Caldwell, J S ^d  

^a Silva Associates   (United States)

^b Institut d'Economie Rurale Mali   (Mali)

^c IER Sotuba   (Mali)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child feeding; Farming systems research; Mali; Nutritional status of children; Sahel; Weaning food

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012115666     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670244.1998.9991535     Document Type: Article

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