Water scarcity and food import: A case study for southern Mediterranean countries

World Development

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1413-1430

  Yang, Hong ^a   Zehnder, Alexander J B ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Food import; Food security; Virtual water; Water scarcity

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; IMPORT; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA;

EID: 0036056303     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(02)00047-5     Document Type: Article

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