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Methods for estimating comparable prevalence rates of food insecurity experienced by adults throughout the world

Voices of the Hungry. Technical report - Number 1/August 2016 (Revised Version)









FAO. 2016. Methods for estimating comparable rates of food insecurity experienced by adults throughout the world. Rome, FAO.


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