A "blue revolution" for African agriculture?

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 41-45

  Movik, Synne ^a   Mehta, Lyla ^a   Mtisi, Sobona ^b   Nicol, Alan ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD SECURITY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; IRRIGATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA;

EID: 27844538726     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2005.tb00194.x     Document Type: Review

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