Persistent myths about emergency seed aid

Food Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 195-201

  Sperling, Louise ^a   McGuire, Shawn J ^b  

^a International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Disaster; Governance; Humanitarian relief; Improved seed; Seed aid

Indexed keywords

AID POLICY; DISASTER RELIEF; FOOD AID; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HUMANITARIAN AID; SEED;

EAST AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA;

EID: 77952546319     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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