The family farm in a globalizing world the role of crop science in alleviating poverty

Food, Agriculture, and the Environment Discussion Paper

Volumn , Issue 40, 2005, Pages 1-38

  Lipton, Michael ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CROP; FAMILY FARM; GLOBALIZATION; POLICY STRATEGY; POVERTY;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33749410355     PISSN: 10298622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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