How does adopting hybrid maize affect dietary diversity on family farms? Micro-evidence from Zambia

Food Policy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2015, Pages 44-53

  Smale, Melinda ^a   Moursi, Mourad ^b   Birol, Ekin ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary diversity; Hybrid seed; Maize; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DIET; ECONOMETRICS; FAMILY FARM; FOOD QUALITY; HYBRID; MAIZE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; VITAMIN;

ZAMBIA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84925595065     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2015.03.001     Document Type: Article

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