Dimensions of food insecurity and livelihood strategies among rural households in Dire Dawa, eastern Ethiopia

Tropical Science

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 73-80

  Shimelis, Abebaw ^a   Bogale, Ayalneh ^b  

^a Somali Pastoral and Agropastoral Research Institute   (Ethiopia)

^b HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Food insecurity; Livelihood strategies; Rural households

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548358716     PISSN: 00413291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ts.199     Document Type: Article

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