Vulnerable populations, unreliable water and low water productivity: A role for institutions in the limpopo basin

Water International

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 545-572

  Sullivan, Amy ^a   Sibanda, Majele Lindiwe ^a  

^a Food Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Inequity; Institutions; Limpopo; Productivity; River basin; Rural poor; Vulnerable smallholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149362869     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2010.510590     Document Type: Article

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