Livelihood mapping and poverty correlates at a meso-level in Kenya

Food Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 568-583

  Kristjanson, Patricia ^a   Radeny, Maren ^a   Baltenweck, Isabelle ^a   Ogutu, Joseph ^a   Notenbaert, An ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Livelihood assets; Poverty; Spatial analysis; Targeted poverty reduction strategies

Indexed keywords

MAPPING; POVERTY; RURAL ECONOMY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TARGETING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 28544434708     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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