One leg or two? Food security and pastoralism in the northern Sahel

Human Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-57

  Pedersen, Jon ^a   Benjaminsen, Tor A ^b  

^a Fafo Research Foundation   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diversification; Food security; Livelihoods; Mali; Pastoralism; Tuareg

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ARID ENVIRONMENT; FOOD SECURITY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PASTORALISM;

AFRICA; MALI; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 38149029247     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-007-9136-3     Document Type: Article

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