Shocks and rural livelihoods in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 289-308

  Kgathi, Donald L ^a   Ngwenya, Barbara N ^a   Wilk, Julie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPING STRATEGY; DRYLAND FARMING; LABOR; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RURAL ECONOMY;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; NGAMILAND; OKAVANGO DELTA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34447294801     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768350701327186     Document Type: Article

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