Putting the 2007/2008 global food crisis in longer-term perspective: Trends in staple food affordability in urban Zambia and Kenya

Food Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 350-367

  Mason, Nicole M ^a   Jayne, T S ^a   Chapoto, Antony ^a   Donovan, Cynthia ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Food price crisis; Kenya; Purchasing power; Urban consumers; Zambia

Indexed keywords

FOOD MARKET; FOOD SECURITY; INCOME; MAIZE; PURCHASING POWER PARITY; URBAN AREA; WAGE;

KENYA; ZAMBIA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79955473284     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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