Impacts of Supermarkets on Farm Household Nutrition in Kenya

World Development

Volumn 72, Issue , 2015, Pages 394-407

  Chege, Christine G K ^a   Andersson, Camilla I M ^b   Qaim, Matin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dietary quality; Kenya; Nutrition impact; Smallholder farmers; Supermarkets

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DIET; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; NUTRITION; SMALLHOLDER;

KENYA;

EID: 84928320234     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: 18735991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.03.016     Document Type: Article

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