Gender issues in family poultry production systems in low-income food-deficit countries

American Journal of Alternative Agriculture

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 185-195

  Gueye E F ^a  

^a Institut Senegalais de Recherches AgrEcoles Dakar   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Family income; Family poultry; Gender; Nutrition; Poverty alleviation

Indexed keywords

FAMILY FARM; GENDER RELATIONS; LIVESTOCK FARMING; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0346403444     PISSN: 08891893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/AJAA200350     Document Type: Article

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