The social and economic implications of urban agriculture on food security in Harare, Zimbabwe

Agriculture in Urban Planning: Generating Livelihoods and Food Security

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 73-90

  Mutonodzo, Charity ^a  

^a NONE   (Zimbabwe)

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EID: 84925842835     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849770439     Document Type: Chapter

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