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Enhancing diets and resilience

Results from a rapid assessment and microsimulation study of a pilot project in a Cash+ pilot in Armenia









Kangasniemi, M., Karapetyan, S., Owens, J., Pace, N., Staffieri, I. & Bhalla, G. 2024. Enhancing diets and resilience – Results from a rapid assessment and microsimulation study of a pilot project in a Cash+ pilot in Armenia. Rome, FAO.



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