Fisheries and poverty reduction

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Thorpe, Andy ^a   Andrew, Neil L ^b   Allison, Edward H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Fisheries; Livelihoods; Poverty; Poverty reduction strategy papers (PRSPs); Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349131387     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/pavsnnr20072085     Document Type: Review

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