Toward a food secure future: Ensuring food security for sustainable human development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Food Policy

Volumn 60, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-9

  Conceição, Pedro ^a   Levine, Sebastian ^a   Lipton, Michael ^a   Warren Rodríguez, Alex ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

Author keywords

Capability approach; Entitlements; Food security; Human development; Nutrition; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

FOOD MARKET; FOOD SECURITY; NUTRITION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84963986377     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.02.003     Document Type: Article

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