Effects of rising rural population density on smallholder agriculture in Kenya

Food Policy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2014, Pages 98-113

  Muyanga, Milu ^a   Jayne, T S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Agricultural intensification; Agricultural policy; Induced innovation; Kenya; Land policy; Population density; Rural development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905385814     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.03.001     Document Type: Article

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