Poverty dynamics and the role of livestock in the Peruvian Andes

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 294-308

  Kristjanson, P ^a   Krishna, A ^b   Radeny, M ^a   Kuan, J ^c   Quilca, G ^d   Sanchez Urrelo, A ^d   Leon Velarde, C ^e  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Consortium for the Sustainable Development of the Andean Ecoregion ^*  (Peru)

^d Urban Environmental Health Project   (Peru)

^e INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

Author keywords

Livelihoods; Livestock; Participatory research; Poverty; Stages of Progress

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LIVESTOCK FARMING; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL SOCIETY; UPLAND REGION;

ANDES; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34047180443     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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