Where once there was grain to burn: A farming system in crisis in eastern Malawi

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-105

  Shaxson, Louise ^a   Riches, Charlie ^b  

^a DFID   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRIGA; STRIGA ASIATICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0040581413     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003072709802700207     Document Type: Article

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