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    Milk and Dairy Products in Human Nutrition

    By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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    Milk and dairy products are a vital source of nutrition for many people. They also present livelihood opportunities for farm families, processors and other stakeholders in dairy value chains. Consumers, industry and governments need up-to-date information on how milk and dairy products can contribute to human nutrition and how dairy-industry development can best contribute to increasing food security and alleviating poverty. This publication is unique in drawing together information on nutrition, and dairy-industry development, providing a rich source of useful material on the role of dairy products in human nutrition and the way that investment in dairy-industry development has changed.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
    Release dateJan 30, 2014
    ISBN9789251080412
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