The importance of vegetables in ensuring both food and nutritional security in attainment of the Millennium Development Goals

Food Security

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 491-501

  Keatinge, J D H ^a   Yang, R Y ^a   Hughes, J ^a   Easdown, W J ^a   Holmer, R ^a  

^a AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Indigenous vegetables; Malnutrition; Nutrient density; Nutritional security; Research funding

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; DECISION MAKING; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; HOME GARDEN; INVESTMENT; MALNUTRITION; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; MORTALITY; POVERTY; RESEARCH WORK; VEGETABLE; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 82955163271     PISSN: 18764517     EISSN: 18764525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-011-0150-3     Document Type: Article

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