"Food Security" and "Food Sovereignty": What Frameworks Are Best Suited for Social Equity in Food Systems?
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Food Security and Food Sovereignty
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2152-0801
DOI: 10.5304/jafscd.2012.022.004