What Works? A Review of the Efficacy and Effectiveness of Nutrition Interventions
Allen, Lindsay H.; Gillespie, Stuart R. | December 2001
Abstract
Improving nutrition in developing countries is both humanitarian and an economic imperative. Yet, the lack of a systematic evaluation of what works and what does not hampers the progress that has been made.
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Allen, Lindsay H.; Gillespie, Stuart R.. 2001. What Works? A Review of the Efficacy and Effectiveness of Nutrition Interventions. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/275. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Print ISBN
971-561-388-8
Keywords
Agriculture
Sustainable agriculture
Commercial agriculture
Agricultural education
Agricultural land
Agroindustry
Fisheries
Forestry
Horticulture
Irrigation farming
Organic farming
Sustainable development
Commercial farming
Farming
Agribusiness
Agricultural trade
Agricultural economy
Agricultural resource
Agroforestry
Agronomy
Crop improvement
Crop rotation
Crop science
Farm produce
Farm
Forests and forestry
Goat farming
Herb farming
Livestock
Part-time farming
Pasture
Planting
Precision farming
Ranching
Rice farming
Subsistence farming
Tillage
Traditional farming
Urban agriculture
Food Supply
Factory farms
Poultry industry
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