What dimensions of women's empowerment in agriculture matter for nutrition in Ghana?

Food Policy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2015, Pages 54-63

  Malapit, Hazel Jean L ^a   Quisumbing, Agnes R ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Gender; Ghana; Nutrition; Women's empowerment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; EMPOWERMENT; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; WOMENS STATUS;

GHANA;

EID: 84925788072     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2015.02.003     Document Type: Article

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