According to Patten in "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi

question 15

Multiple Choice

According to Patten in "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," the UDLP planned to provide

• A) village elders with goats to collectively raise and milk for the all of the village's children.
• B) the male head of household a milk-producing goat to raise and use for the nutritional needs of his entire family.
• C) the male head of household a goat to raise and slaughter for meat.
• D) the woman of each household with a milk-producing goat to raise and use for her children's nutritional needs.

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