Is there a future for family farming in West Africa?

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 23-29

  Toulmin, Camilla ^a   Guèye, Bara ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Sahel Programme   (Senegal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; FAMILY FARM; MODERNIZATION; POLICY STRATEGY; SMALLHOLDER;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 27844478182     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2005.tb00191.x     Document Type: Article

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