Overview on urban and peri-urban agriculture: Definition, impact on human health, constraints and policy issues

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 11 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Kang'ethe, E K ^a   Grace, D ^b   Randolph, T F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; URBAN POPULATION;

AGRICULTURE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOOD SUPPLY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 38949117009     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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