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Reducing food loss and waste in the Near East and North Africa

Producers, intermediaries and consumers as key decision-makers












Anríquez, G., Foster, W., Santos Rocha, J., Ortega, J., Smolak, J. & Jansen, S. 2023. Reducing food loss and waste in the Near East and North Africa – Producers, intermediaries and consumers as key decision-makers. Cairo, FAO. 




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