The green belt initiative, politics and sugar production in Malawi

Journal of Southern African Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 501-515

  Chinsinga, Blessings ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVATION; ELITE POLITICS; EMPLOYMENT; GREENBELT; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; LAND REFORM; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SMALLHOLDER; SUGAR; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

MALAWI;

SACCHARUM;

EID: 84987876554     PISSN: 03057070     EISSN: 14653893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057070.2016.1211401     Document Type: Article

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