Poverty implications of agricultural land degradation in Ghana: An economy-wide, multimarket model assessment

African Development Review

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-275

  Diao, Xinshen ^a   Sarpong, Daniel B ^b  

^a International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INCOME; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; POVERTY; SOIL EROSION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GHANA;

EID: 80052576346     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: 14678268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8268.2011.00285.x     Document Type: Article

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