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Youth-sensitive value chain analysis and development

Guidelines for practitioners












Cruickshank, D., Grandelis, I., Barwitzki, S. & Bammann, H., eds. 2022. Youth-sensitive value chain analysis and development – Guidelines for practitioners. Rome, FAO.







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