Determinants of rural household labour allocation for wetland and other livelihood activities: The case of the limpopo wetland in Southern Africa

Agrekon

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-216

  Jogo, Wellington ^a   Hassan, Rashid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agricultural household model; Labour allocation; Southern africa; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958036760     PISSN: 03031853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2010.491289     Document Type: Article

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