Household income, women's income share and food calorie intake in South Western Nigeria

Food Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 507-530

  Aromolaran, Adebayo B ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Household per capita expenditure and calorie intake; Nigeria; Women's income share

Indexed keywords

FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

CAPUT;

EID: 8844242539     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2004.07.002     Document Type: Article

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