Livestock, nutrition, and intrahousehold resource control in Uasin Gishu District, Kenya

Human Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 191-213

  Huss Ashmore, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Gender; Livestock; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

GENDER; HOUSEHOLD RESOURCE ALLOCATION; LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; NUTRITION;

KENYA, RIFT VALLEY PROVINCE, UASIN GISHU DISTRICT;

EID: 0030432026     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02169126     Document Type: Article

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