Some explorations into Zambia's post-independent policies for food security and poverty reduction

Agricultural Policies: New Developments

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 117-142

  Culas, Richard J ^a   Hanjra, Munir A ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Credit; Fertilizer; Food security; Maize; Poverty; Smallholder; Subsidy; Zambia.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892048426     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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