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Liangzhi You

Liangzhi You is a Senior Research Fellow and theme leader in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit, based in Washington, DC. His research focuses on climate resilience, spatial data and analytics, agroecosystems, and agricultural science policy. Gridded crop production data of the world (SPAM) and the agricultural technology evaluation model (DREAM) are among his research contributions. 

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2015 Nutrition country profile: Cuba

2015International Food Policy Research Institute
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2015 Nutrition country profile: Cuba

The 193 individual country profiles capture the status and progress of all UN Member States, and the 80+ indicators include a wealth of information on child, adolescent and adult anthropometry and nutritional status, in addition to intervention coverage, food supply, economics, and demography. This tool is particularly useful for nutrition champions at the country-level, as it presents a wide range of evidence needed to assess country progress in improving nutrition and nutrition-related outcomes.

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2015

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International Food Policy Research Institute

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International Food Policy Research Institute. 2015. 2015 Nutrition country profile: Cuba. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute

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Cuba

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Americas; Americas; Caribbean; Anaemia; Sustainable Development Goals; Economic Development; Nutrition Policies; Health; Agricultural Policies; Indicators; Stunting; Sustainability; Malnutrition; Nutrition; Private Sector; Children; Wasting Disease (nutritional Disorder); Agricultural Development; Micronutrients; Breastfeeding; Overweight; Diabetes; Obesity; Food Systems; Climate Change

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English

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Open Access

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Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

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2014 Nutrition country profile: Cuba

2014International Food Policy Research Institute
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2014 Nutrition country profile: Cuba

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2014

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International Food Policy Research Institute

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International Food Policy Research Institute. 2014. 2014 Nutrition country profile: Cuba. In Global nutrition report 2014: Actions and accountability to accelerate the world’s progress on nutrition. Supplementary Online Material.

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Cuba

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Americas; Caribbean; Birth Weight; Anaemia; Nutrition Policies; Indicators; Stunting; Malnutrition; Nutrition; Trace Elements; Food Supply; Children; Mortality; Poverty; Breastfeeding

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English

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Open Access

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Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

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News

July 14, 2021 | In the News

Senators push to ease Cuba trade ban as Biden demurs, for now (Bloomberg Government)

Bloomberg Government published an article on a new bipartisan push in Congress to open up Cuba for U.S. agriculture stands the best chance of moving ahead with a trade relationship that has bedeviled American presidents over decades. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber stated that “This bill has a chance.”  Lifting the trade embargo could benefit the Cuban economy as well, offering […]