Beyond the Field: The Impact of Farmer Field Schools on Food Security and Poverty Alleviation

World Development

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 843-859

  Larsen, Anna Folke ^a   Lilleør, Helene Bie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b 2tv DK 1307 Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Africa; Farmer field schools; Food security; Impact assessment; Poverty; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LABOR; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SMALLHOLDER;

TANZANIA;

EID: 84907323422     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.07.003     Document Type: Article

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