Improving irrigation access to combat food insecurity and undernutrition: A review

Global Food Security

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages 24-33

  Domènech, Laia ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Food security; Health; Irrigation; Nutrition; Sub Saharan Africa; Women's empowerment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84946712373     PISSN: 22119124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2015.09.001     Document Type: Review

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