Boosting smallholder production for food security: Some approaches and evidence from studies in sub-Saharan Africa

Agrekon

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 483-511

  Matshe, I ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Food security; Livelihoods; Smallholder agriculture; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650027497     PISSN: 03031853     EISSN: 20780400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2009.9523837     Document Type: Article

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