World Bank adopts guidelines to include nutrition in irrigation investments
The guidance highlights the pathways through which irrigation improves nutrition, intervention options, and indicators to measure food security and nutrition outcome.
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| Formato: | Informe técnico |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/124940 |
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