Food insecurity, poverty and the Malawian Starter Pack: Fresh start or false start?

Food Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-249

  Harrigan, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food security; Malawi; Poverty alleviation; Starter pack

Indexed keywords

FOOD POLICY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY; LEGUME; MAIZE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

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

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 42649100667     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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