Cross-Location Analysis of the Impact of Household Socioeconomic Status on Participation in Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in West Africa

Human Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 569-581

  Dossa, Luc Hippolyte ^a   Buerkert, Andreas ^a   Schlecht, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Determinants; Field crop cultivation; Gardening; Livestock keeping; Urban dwellers; West Africa

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LIVESTOCK; LIVESTOCK FARMING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PERIURBAN AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN AGRICULTURE;

BURKINA FASO; KANO [NIGERIA]; MALI; NIGERIA; SIKASSO;

JOTURUS PICHARDI;

EID: 81155159679     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-011-9421-z     Document Type: Article

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