High rural population density Africa - What are the growth requirements and who participates?

Food Policy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2014, Pages 66-75

  Mellor, John W ^a,b  

^a Charles H Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b John Mellor Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Agricultural intensification; Development strategy; Green revolution; Rural poverty reduction; Smallholders; Structural transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905496781     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.03.002     Document Type: Article

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