The challenges facing empirical estimation of household food (in)security in South Africa

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 103-123

  Hendriks, Sheryl L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPING STRATEGY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY;

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

EID: 20444495322     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768350500044651     Document Type: Article

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