Urban agriculture in Mekelle, Tigray state, Ethiopia: Principal characteristics, opportunities and constraints for further research and development

Cities

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 218-228

  Ashebir, Dereje ^a   Pasquini, Margaret ^b   Bihon, Wubetu ^a  

^a MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; livelihood strategy; poverty alleviation; Urban agriculture; vegetables

Indexed keywords

CROPPING PRACTICE; CULTIVATION; LAND TENURE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN AGRICULTURE; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

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

EID: 34247847941     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2007.01.008     Document Type: Article

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