Socio-economic factors affecting smallholder farming and household food security: A case of Thulamela local municipality in Vhembe District of Limpopo Province, South Africa

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 5, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 2289-2296

  Oni, S A ^a   Maliwichi, L L ^a   Obadire, O S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Household food security; Poverty; Rural livelihood; Smallholder farming

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049468256     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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