Solar-Powered Drip Irrigation Impacts on Crops Production Diversity and Dietary Diversity in Northern Benin

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 164-175

  Alaofè, Halimatou ^a   Burney, Jennifer ^b   Naylor, Rosamond ^c   Taren, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

consumption; food production; income; solar power drip irrigation

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; DIET; DRIP IRRIGATION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SECURITY; FRUIT PRODUCTION; HEALTH CARE; INCOME; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOLAR POWER; WOMENS STATUS;

BENIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FRUIT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARKET; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PLANT YIELD; SORGHUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; DIET; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL POPULATION; SOLAR ENERGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

BENIN [WEST AFRICA];

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; BENIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL POPULATION; SOLAR ENERGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84971377978     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: 15648265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0379572116639710     Document Type: Article

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