Rural livelihoods in the arid and semi-arid environments of Kenya: Sustainable alternatives and challenges

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-71

  Ngugi, Robinson K ^a   Nyariki, Dickson M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Arid and semi arid lands; Environmental stability; Kenya; Poverty reduction; Sustainable livelihoods

Indexed keywords

ARIDA; BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 23844548629     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-004-7231-2     Document Type: Article

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