Impact of off-farm income on food security and nutrition in Nigeria

Food Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 303-311

  Babatunde, Raphael O ^a   Qaim, Matin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child anthropometry; Farm households; Food security; Micronutrients; Off farm income

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DIET; ECONOMETRICS; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OFF-FARM EMPLOYMENT;

NIGERIA;

EID: 77953534671     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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