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Development of an Interdisciplinary School-Based Intervention to Address Food and Nutrition- Related Needs in Poor Communities in South Africa

Ferreira, R., Botha, K., Fraser, W., du Toit P.J., 2016. Development of an Interdisciplinary School-Based Intervention to Address Food and Nutrition- Related Needs in Poor Communities in South Africa. In: Negatu, W. and Musahara, H. eds. Innovations in Achieving Sustainable Food Security in Eastern and Southern Africa. Oxford: African Books Collective. pp. 89-128.

Link: https://muse.jhu.edu/chapter/1851534

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