Diversification and Development in Pastoralist Ethiopia

World Development

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 200-213

  Headey, Derek ^a   Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum ^b   You, Liangzhi ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b International Food Policy Research Institute IFPRI   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Economic diversification and transformation; Ethiopia; Pastoralism; Resilience

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; PASTORALISM; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84889664680     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.10.015     Document Type: Article

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