Food aid and food markets: Lessons from Mozambique

Food Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 189-209

  Tschirley, David ^a   Donovan, Cynthia ^a   Weber, Michael T ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food aid; Food markets; Monetization; White maize; Yellow maize

Indexed keywords

FUEL;

AID POLICY; FOOD AID; MAIZE; MARKET SYSTEM;

CONSENSUS; FIRST AID; FOOD; INDUSTRY; MAIZE; MARKET; MARKETING; MOZAMBIQUE; PARITY; POLICY;

MOZAMBIQUE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0029908070     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-9192(95)00078-X     Document Type: Article

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