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Strengthening the governance of food systems for nutrition in Africa: a political economy analysis of food policy in South Africa and Ghana

Abstract Objective: To examine underlying political economy factors that enable or impede the integration of nutrition considerations into food system governance. Design: Comparative political economy analysis of data collected through (1) value chain analyses of selected healthy and unhealthy commo...

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Main Authors:	Anne Marie Thow (Author), David Neves (Author), Robert Aidoo (Author), Linda Nana Esi Aduku (Author), Busiso Moyo (Author), Charles Apprey (Author), Florian Kroll (Author), Reginald Annan (Author)
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Published:	Cambridge University Press, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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