Potential effect of aquaculture promotion on poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa

Aquaculture International

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 445-459

  Kaliba, Aloyce R ^a   Ngugi, Charles C ^b   Mackambo, John M ^b   Osewe, Kajitanus O ^c   Senkondo, Ephraim ^d   Mnembuka, Berno V ^d   Amisah, Steven ^e  

^a SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c Kingolwira National Fish Farm   (Tanzania)

^d SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^e KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; CGE; Economic effects; Poverty reduction

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; GHANA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 35648940272     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: 1573143X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10499-007-9110-5     Document Type: Article

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