Differential returns from globalization to women smallholder coffee and food producers in rural Uganda

African Health Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 829-841

  Kanyamurwa, John Mary ^a   Wamala, S ^b   Baryamutuma, R ^c   Kabwama, E ^d   Loewenson, R ^e  

^a KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d JJ International Research and Training Institute   (Uganda)

^e Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC) Tanzania   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Coffee producers; Food producers; Food security; Gender; Globalization; Nutrition; Smallholder farmers; Uganda; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CAPITAL; COFFEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC RETURN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SECURITY; GLOBALIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LIBERALIZATION; MARKETING; MATERNAL WELFARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLICY; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UGANDA; WELLBEING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

COFFEE PRODUCERS; FOOD PRODUCERS; FOOD SECURITY; GENDER; GLOBALIZATION; NUTRITION; SMALLHOLDER FARMERS; UGANDA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; COFFEE; COMMERCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERNATIONALITY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; UGANDA; WOMEN, WORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883698041     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v13i3.44     Document Type: Article

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