Agricultural productivity and natural resource use in southern Africa

Food Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 477-490

  Abalu, George ^a   Hassan, Rashid ^b  

^a United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Addis Ababa   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Environmental degradation; Food security; Poverty; Rural incomes

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FOOD SECURITY; NATURAL RESOURCE; POVERTY;

AFRICA;

EID: 0032449478     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9192(98)00056-6     Document Type: Article

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