Micronutrient intake and labour productivity: Evidence from a consumption and income survey among Indian agricultural labourers

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 255-260

  Weinberger, Katinka ^a  

^a AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

India; Iron; Micronutrient malnutrition; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 11844299048     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/0000000042664800     Document Type: Review

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