Mithofer, Dagmar; Waibel, Hermann; Akinnifesi, Festus K. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
Vulnerability to poverty is a major problem in the rural areas of Sub Saharan Africa. Rural Households are confronted with various covariate and idiosyncratic shocks and are often severely constrained in coping with such events. They frequently resort to food from natural resources such as...