Urban agriculture, poverty, and food security: Empirical evidence from a sample of developing countries

Food Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 265-273

  Zezza, Alberto ^a   Tasciotti, Luca ^a  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Food security; Household surveys; Nutrition; Poverty; Urban agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DATA SET; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; NUTRITION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; URBAN AGRICULTURE; URBANIZATION;

AFRICA;

EID: 77953537404     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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