Opening a can of mopane worms: Can cross-sectoral partnerships leverage agricultural biodiversity for better quality diets?

Diversifying Food and Diets: Using Agricultural Biodiversity to Improve Nutrition and Health

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 207-228

  McEwan, Margaret ^a   Prain, Gordon ^a   Hunter, Danny ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

^b BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

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EID: 84920572282     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203127261     Document Type: Chapter

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