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The case for the food security and nutrition aid tracker

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Eber Rose, M., Laborde, D., Lefebvre, L., Olivetti, E. & Smaller, C. 2024. The case for the food security and nutrition aid tracker – Background note. Rome, FAO and Geneva, Switzerland, Shamba Centre for Food & Climate. 



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