Synergies and tradeoffs between cash crop production and food security: A case study in rural Ghana

Food Security

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 541-554

  Anderman, Tal Lee ^a   Remans, Roseline ^a   Wood, Stephen A ^a   DeRosa, Kyle ^a   DeFries, Ruth S ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Cacao; Cash crop; Food security; Ghana; Nutrition; Oil palm

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SECURITY; GOVERNMENT; LAND USE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERCEPTION; SMALLHOLDER;

ASHANTI; GHANA;

ELAEIS; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 84940243413     PISSN: 18764517     EISSN: 18764525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-014-0360-6     Document Type: Article

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