Food sustainability, food security and the environment

British Food Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 380-387

  Helms, Martine ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Consumption; Natural products; Population; Social change; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645604306     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700410531606     Document Type: Article

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