Reaching the marginalised? Gender value chains and ethical trade in African horticulture

Development in Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 559-571

  Tallontire, Anne ^a   Dolan, Catherine ^b   Smith, Sally ^c   Barrientos, Stephanie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; GENDER DISPARITY; HORTICULTURE; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD; ZAMBIA;

EID: 21844440602     PISSN: 09614524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09614520500075771     Document Type: Article

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