Journal of
Development and Agricultural Economics

  • Abbreviation: J. Dev. Agric. Econ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9774
  • DOI: 10.5897/JDAE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 552

Full Length Research Paper

Who engages in urban and peri-urban agriculture in the condensed urban slums of Bangladesh?

Haruka Yamashita
  • Haruka Yamashita
  • Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan.
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Akira Ishida
  • Akira Ishida
  • Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan.
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  •  Received: 24 August 2017
  •  Accepted: 13 October 2017
  •  Published: 31 December 2017

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