Household Responses to Food Shortages in Western Nepal
Panter-Brick C, Eggerman M. Household Responses to Food Shortages in Western Nepal. Human Organization 1997, 56: 190-198. DOI: 10.17730/humo.56.2.v2n1m73468h7t614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHousehold coping strategiesSeasonal food deficitsFood shortageHigh-interest loansExtensive outmigrationEconomic marginalisationLocal agricultural productionWage laborPetty tradeDepth interviewsHousehold subsistenceHousehold responsesFood deficitSample familiesCoping strategiesDiversified strategiesSubsistence farmersWestern NepalLand mortgageCash revenuesHouseholdsAdministrative areasGreat debtNepalAgricultural production