Struggles over crop rights and labour within contract farming households in a gambian irrigated rice project

The Journal of Peasant Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 334-349

  Carney, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACT FARMING; CROP RIGHTS; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTION; IRRIGATED RICE PROJECT; LABOUR;

GAMBIA;

EID: 0024223825     PISSN: 03066150     EISSN: 17439361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03066158808438366     Document Type: Article

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