Urban-rural differential in food consumption in Nigeria: A case study of Ilesa and Atakumosa LGAs of Osun State

Journal of Agricultural and Food Information

Volumn 7, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 145-157

  Ajewole, O I ^a   Omonona, B T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADO EKITI   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Food consumption; Nigeria; Osun State; Rural; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747416298     PISSN: 10496505     EISSN: 15404722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J108v07n02_11     Document Type: Article

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