From Mfangano to Madrid: The global commodity chain for Kenyan Nile perch

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-27

  Johnson, Jennifer Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Globalization; Lake victoria; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CICHLIDAE; LATES NILOTICUS;

EID: 77949334092     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980903584694     Document Type: Article

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