The Current State of Evidence and Thinking on Wasting Prevention
Author: Rebecca Brown and Jose Luis Álvarez Morán (ENN consultants)
Year: 2018
Resource type: Report
A synthesis of published, grey literature and stakeholder opinion on what works to prevent wasting produced by the ENN, through the MQSUN+ project. This report compliments other work ENN is supporting on wasting prevention through support provided by UK aid and the UK Government.
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Rebecca Brown and Jose Luis Álvarez Morán (ENN consultants) (2018). The Current State of Evidence and Thinking on Wasting Prevention. www.ennonline.net/resources/wastingpreventionreport2018
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