Methods, results and policy implications of poverty and food security mapping assessments

Food Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 453-460

  Hyman, Glenn ^a   Larrea, Carlos ^b   Farrow, Andrew ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

^b FLACSO ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Geographic targeting; Poverty mapping; Rural poor; Small area estimation approach; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

FOOD SECURITY; MAPPING; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL POLICY; TARGETING;

EID: 28544447654     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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