Growth options and poverty reduction in Ethiopia - An economy-wide model analysis

Food Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-228

  Diao, Xinshen ^a   Pratt, Alejandro Nin ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Food security; Growth and poverty reduction

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; GIS; GROWTH RATE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33846305107     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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