Markets, ethnicity and environment in a vulnerable landscape: The case of small-scale vegetable production on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria, 1991-2001

Geographical Journal

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 370-381

  Porter, Gina ^a   Harris, Frances ^b   Lyon, Fergus ^c   Dung, Jasper ^d   Adepetu, A A ^d  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ethnic competition; Irrigated vegetable production; Jos; Markets; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ETHNICITY; MARKET CONDITIONS; VEGETABLE;

AFRICA; JOS PLATEAU; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 0347655699     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0016-7398.2003.00100.x     Document Type: Article

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