Non-farm work and food security among farm households in Northern Ghana

Food Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 108-118

  Owusu, Victor ^a   Abdulai, Awudu ^b   Abdul Rahman, Seini ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africa; Food security; Household income; Impact assessment; Non farm employment

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPLOYMENT; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL AREA;

GHANA;

EID: 79952313124     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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