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Exploring food sovereignty among Amazonian peoples: Brazil's national school feeding programme in Oriximiná, Pará state

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Exploring food sovereignty among Amazonian peoples: Brazil's national school feeding programme in Oriximiná, Pará state. / Affonso, Hugo; Fraser, James Angus; Nepomuceno, Ítala et al.
In: The Journal of Peasant Studies, Vol. 52, No. 1, 02.01.2025, p. 178-205.

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Affonso, H, Fraser, JA, Nepomuceno, Í, Torres, M & Medeiros, M 2025, 'Exploring food sovereignty among Amazonian peoples: Brazil's national school feeding programme in Oriximiná, Pará state', The Journal of Peasant Studies, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 178-205. https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2024.2310149

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Affonso, H., Fraser, J. A., Nepomuceno, Í., Torres, M., & Medeiros, M. (2025). Exploring food sovereignty among Amazonian peoples: Brazil's national school feeding programme in Oriximiná, Pará state. The Journal of Peasant Studies, 52(1), 178-205. https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2024.2310149

Vancouver

Affonso H, Fraser JA, Nepomuceno Í, Torres M, Medeiros M. Exploring food sovereignty among Amazonian peoples: Brazil's national school feeding programme in Oriximiná, Pará state. The Journal of Peasant Studies. 2025 Jan 2;52(1):178-205. Epub 2024 Feb 9. doi: 10.1080/03066150.2024.2310149

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Affonso, Hugo ; Fraser, James Angus ; Nepomuceno, Ítala et al. / Exploring food sovereignty among Amazonian peoples : Brazil's national school feeding programme in Oriximiná, Pará state. In: The Journal of Peasant Studies. 2025 ; Vol. 52, No. 1. pp. 178-205.

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