Designing decentralized food security and nutrition policy: A knowledge-based system approach in Malawi

Zeitschrift fur Auslandische Landwirtschaft

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 78-95

  Babu, Suresh Chandra ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; NUTRITION;

MALAWI;

EID: 0032798325     PISSN: 00498599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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