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The African food system and its interaction with human health and nutrition
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The African food system and its interaction with human health and nutrition

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"Published in cooperation with the United Nations University."

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The African food system and human health and nutrition: a conceptual and empirical overview / Per Pinstrup-Andersen
The nutrition situation in Sub-Saharan Africa / Derrill D. Watson and Per Pinstrup-Andersen
Disease burdens of Sub-Saharan Africa and their interactions with malnutrition / Onesmo K. ole-MoiYoi
Animals as a source of human diseases: historical perspective and future health risks for the African population / E. Fuller Torrey
How AIDS epidemics interact with African food systems and how to improve the response / Stuart Gillespie
Pest management, farmer incomes and health risks in Sub-Saharan Africa: pesticides, host plant resistance and other measures / Rebecca Nelson
Nutrition and the environment: fundamental to food security in Africa / Anna Herforth
Food safety as a bridge between the food system and human health in Sub-Saharan Africa / Dorothy Nakimbugwe and Kathryn J. Boor
Population dynamics and future food requirements in Sub-Saharan Africa / Barbara Boyle Torrey
Income and food transfers to improve human health and nutrition / Harold Alderman
The impact of poor health and nutrition on labor productivity, poverty, and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa / David E. Sahn
Food systems and the escape from poverty and ill-health traps in Sub-Saharan Africa / Christopher B. Barrett
Strengthening the role of women in the food systems of Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve nutrition and health goals / Laura K. Cramer and Speciosa Wandira
Bridging the gap: linking agriculture and health to achieve the millennium development goals / Joachim von Braun, Marie T. Ruel, and Stuart Gillespie.

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