Spatial clustering of rural poverty and food insecurity in Sri Lanka

Food Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 493-509

  Amarasinghe, Upali ^a   Samad, Madar ^a   Anputhas, Markandu ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Food poverty line; Geographical targeting; Spatial clustering; Sri Lanka; Subdistrict level; Water and land resources

Indexed keywords

FOOD SECURITY; POVERTY; RURAL ECONOMY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 28544442148     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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