Nutrition indicators in agriculture projects: Current measurement, priorities, and gaps

Global Food Security

Volumn 10, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-10

  Herforth, Anna ^a   Ballard, Terri J ^a  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agriculture nutrition; Impact evaluation; Indicators; Nutrition outcomes; Nutrition sensitive agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979752325     PISSN: 22119124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2016.07.004     Document Type: Review

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