Food insecurity, soil degradation and agricultural markets in West Africa: Why current policy approaches fail

Oxford Development Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 189-207

  Koning, N ^a   Heerink, N ^a   Kauffman, S ^a  

^a ISRIC WORLD SOIL INFORMATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; FOOD SECURITY; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

(WEST); AFRICA;

EID: 0034892442     PISSN: 13600818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600810124747     Document Type: Article

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