A 3-year cohort study to assess the impact of an integrated food-and livelihood-based model on undernutrition in rural western Kenya

Combating Micronutrient Deficiencies: Food-based Approaches

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 76-91

  Fanzo, J ^a,d   Remans, R ^a,e   Pronyk, Paul M ^a   Negin, Joel ^b   Wariero, James ^a   Mutuo, Patrick ^a   Masira, Jessica ^a   Diru, Willy ^a   Lelerai, Eliud ^a   Kim, David ^c   Nemser, Bennett ^a   Muñiz, Maria ^a   Palm, Cheryl ^a   Sanchez, Pedro ^a   Ehrlich Sachs, Sonia ^a   Sachs, J D ^a  

^a Center for International Forestry Research   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Earth Institute at Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diet diversity; Food security; Food based; Multi sectoral; Stunting; Vitamin a

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890594282     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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