'Because of poverty, we had to come together': Collective action for improved food security in rural Kenya and Uganda

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 245-262

  Andersson, Elina ^a   Gabrielsson, Sara ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Collective action; Communities of practice; Food security; Kenya; Smallholder farming; Uganda

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COLLECTIVE ACTION; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; LABOR DIVISION; PRIVATE LAND; RURAL AREA; SMALLHOLDER; SOIL DEGRADATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

KENYA; UGANDA;

EID: 84868245029     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2012.666029     Document Type: Article

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