Agriculture and food security in selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: Diversity in trends and opportunities

Food Security

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-213

  de Graaff, Jan ^a   Kessler, Aad ^a   Nibbering, Jan Willem ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Ministry of Foreign Affairs Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Development; Food security; Natural resources; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGROECOLOGY; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; IMPORT; NATURAL RESOURCE; POPULATION GROWTH; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STATISTICAL DATA;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 79958060429     PISSN: 18764517     EISSN: 18764525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-011-0125-4     Document Type: Article

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