Gender, agroforestry and food security in Africa

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 104-109

  Kiptot, Evelyne ^a   Franzel, Steven ^a   Degrande, Ann ^b  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; FODDER; FOOD SECURITY; FRUIT; MARKETING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; TREE; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA;

EID: 84889583129     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.10.019     Document Type: Review

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