Maize remittances, smallholder livelihoods and maize consumption in Malawi

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-25

  Andersson, Agnes ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIALIZATION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD MARKET; FOOD PRODUCTION; GOODS EXCHANGE; MAIZE; POLICY MAKING; REMITTANCE; RURAL POPULATION; SMALLHOLDER; URBAN AREA;

MALAWI;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052997047     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X10000637     Document Type: Article

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