Adaptation to land constraints: Is Africa different?

Food Policy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2014, Pages 18-33

  Headey, Derek D ^a   Jayne, T S ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Fertility rates; Land constraints; Migration; Population density; Rural nonfarm economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905394005     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.05.005     Document Type: Article

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