Access to land for urban farming in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Histories, benefits and insecure tenure

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 601-624

  McLees, Leslie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD PRODUCTION; LAND TENURE; OPEN SPACE; TENURE SYSTEM; URBAN AGRICULTURE; URBAN AREA;

DAR ES SALAAM [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA;

EID: 80855148109     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X11000498     Document Type: Article

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