The impact of droughts and floods on food security and policy options to alleviate negative effects

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 37, Issue S1, 2007, Pages 47-58

  Devereux, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Cash transfers; Entitlement; Food security; Malawi; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT RESISTANCE; FLOOD; FOOD POLICY; FOOD SECURITY; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL POLICY; VULNERABILITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 37349099518     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2007.00234.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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