Adapting food systems of the Indo-Gangetic plains to global environmental change: Key information needs to improve policy formulation

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 487-498

  Aggarwal, P K ^a   Joshi, P K ^b   Ingram, J S I ^c   Gupta, R K ^d  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d Rice Wheat Consortium for the Indo Gangetic Plains   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Food systems; GEC; Indo Gangetic plain

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CLIMATE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLOBAL CHANGE; INDIA; LAND USE; NEPAL; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RICE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOIL FERTILITY; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; WATER SUPPLY; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 13944265331     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2004.07.006     Document Type: Article

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