Impact of metal silos on households' maize storage, storage losses and food security: An application of a propensity score matching

Food Policy

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 44-55

  Gitonga, Zachary M ^a   De Groote, Hugo ^a   Kassie, Menale ^a   Tefera, Tadele ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Food security; Loss abatement; Metal silo technology; Propensity score matching; Storage cost; Storage duration

Indexed keywords

FOOD POLICY; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD PROVISIONING; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD STORAGE; MAIZE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; KENYA; SOUTHERN AFRICA;

EID: 84884135073     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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