Improved food availability for food security in Asia-Pacific region

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 633-637

  Yang, Ray Yu ^a   Hanson, Peter M ^a  

^a AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Food security framework; Food system; Food based nutrition; Malnutrition; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; FAR EAST; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; AUSTRALIA; FAR EAST; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77649268744     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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