Food security in China and contingency planning: The significance of grain reserves

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 114-124

  Bruins, Hendrik J ^a   Bu, Fengxian ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; FAMINE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY; NATIONAL PLANNING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33747200147     PISSN: 09660879     EISSN: 14685973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5973.2006.00488.x     Document Type: Article

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