Is Aquaculture Pro-Poor? Empirical Evidence of Impacts on Fish Consumption in Bangladesh

World Development

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 609-620

  Toufique, Kazi Ali ^a   Belton, Ben ^b  

^a Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies   (Bangladesh)

^b WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Asia; Bangladesh; Capture fisheries; Poverty; Pro poor growth

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; POVERTY; RURAL AREA;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84905240596     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.06.035     Document Type: Article

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