An assessment of the extent and causes of food insecurity in northern Ghana using a livelihood vulnerability framework

GeoJournal

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-55

  Hesselberg, Jan ^a   Yaro, Joseph A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Food insecurity; Ghana; Livelihoods framework; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

FOOD INSECURITY; GHANA; LIVELIHOODS FRAMEWORK; VULNERABILITY FRAMEWORK;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

ADAPTATION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; FOOD SAFETY; VILLAGE; VULNERABILITY;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33845680237     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-006-9007-2     Document Type: Review

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