Nutrition-sensitive agriculture: What have we learned so far?

Global Food Security

Volumn 17, Issue , 2018, Pages 128-153

  Ruel, Marie T ^a   Quisumbing, Agnes R ^a   Balagamwala, Mysbah ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Oxford Policy Management   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Diets; Impact evaluation; Nutrition; Nutrition sensitive programs; Women's empowerment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040966826     PISSN: 22119124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2018.01.002     Document Type: Review

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