The status of household food security targets in South Africa

Agrekon

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 410-433

  Jacobs, P T ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dietary energy cost; Food security; Household expenditure; Methodology; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649986675     PISSN: 03031853     EISSN: 20780400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2009.9523834     Document Type: Article

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