Assessing the impact of migration on food and nutrition security

Food Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-6

  Zezza, Alberto ^a   Carletto, Calogero ^a   Davis, Benjamin ^b   Winters, Paul ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food consumption; Migration; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD POLICY; FOOD SECURITY; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; MIGRATION; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; NUTRITION; SOCIAL IMPACT;

EID: 78651425481     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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