The determinants of cereal grain imports: Sub-Saharan African, 1970-1997

African Development Review

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 525-548

  Saverimuttu, Vivienne ^a   Rempel, Henry ^b  

^a PAPUA NEW GUINEA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Papua New Guinea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TRADE; CEREAL; FOOD SUPPLY; IMPORT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 19044378773     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1017-6772.2004.00103.x     Document Type: Article

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