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Series The agrifood system and the challenges of COVID-19

Municipalities and their role in food security and nutrition during times of crisis: learning from the COVID-19 pandemic

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Santiago, Chile ;

Pages 9p.

Author Intini, J., Granados, S., Ramírez, A.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Journal, magazine, bulletin

ISBN 978-92-5-134002-8

Series number No. 9

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In this document, the authors address the importance of municipalities in Latin America and the Caribbean, considering that the region's population registers a sustained growth in small and intermediate cities, generating special attention to these urban areas, and the opportunity to develop policies on food and nutrition security.

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Intini, J. Granados, S. and Ramírez, A. 2021. Series The agrifood system and the challenges of COVID-19: Municipalities and their role in food security and nutrition during times of crisis: learning from the COVID-19 pandemic. No. 9. Santiago, FAO. 


https://doi.org/10.4060/cb2843en

Language English

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