Assessing the contribution of smallholder irrigation to household food security, in comparison to dryland farming in Vhembe district of Limpopo province, South Africa

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2188-2197

  Oni, S A ^a   Maliwichi, L L ^a   Obadire, O S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dry land farming; Household food security; Rural livelihood; Smallholder irrigation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958826723     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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