Is livestock important for risk behaviour and activity choice of rural households? Evidence from Kenya

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 271-295

  Imai, Katsushi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; RISK FACTOR; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL POPULATION;

KENYA;

EID: 0041424936     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/12.2.271     Document Type: Article

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