Shifting agrifood systems: The contemporary geography of food and agriculture; an introduction

GeoJournal

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Niles, Daniel ^a   Roff, Robin Jane ^b  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 49849085460     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-008-9174-4     Document Type: Editorial

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