Urbanization and farm size in Asia and Africa: Implications for food security and agricultural research

Global Food Security

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 156-165

  Masters, William A ^a   Djurfeldt, Agnes Andersson ^b   De Haan, Cornelis ^c   Hazell, Peter ^d   Jayne, Thomas ^e   Jirström, Magnus ^b   Reardon, Thomas ^e  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Independent Consultant ^*  (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural transformation; Demographic transition; Ruraldevelopment; Structuralchange

Indexed keywords

ELAEIS;

EID: 84884202688     PISSN: 22119124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2013.07.002     Document Type: Review

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