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The experiences of 24 African countries was reviewed: Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroun, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Malagasy Rep, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Upper Volta, Zaire & Zambia.
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Schuftan, C. (1980). Nutrition Intervention Programs for Rural Areas: African Experiences. In: Santos, W., Lopes, N., Barbosa, J.J., Chaves, D., Valente, J.C. (eds) Nutrition and Food Science: Present Knowledge and Utilization. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1030-3_41
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