Mitigating the effects of drought through Food Security and Nutrition Monitoring: Lessons from Malawi

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-81

  Babu, Suresh Chandra ^a   Chapasuka, Evance ^b  

^a Intl Food Plcy Research Institute   (United States)

^b Min of Agric and Livestock Devmt   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA COLLECTION; DISASTER MITIGATION; DROUGHT IMPACT; FOOD SECURITY; NUTRITIONAL SURVEILLANCE;

MALAWI;

EID: 0031420387     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482659701800106     Document Type: Article

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