Water management and crop production for food security in China: A review

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 349-360

  Khan, Shahbaz ^a   Hanjra, Munir A ^a   Mu, Jianxin ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Dietary changes; Economic reform; GM crops; Investment; Poverty reduction

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; FOOD SUPPLY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); INVESTMENTS; LAND USE; MARKETING; TURBULENCE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DIETARY CHANGES; ECONOMIC REFORM; GM CROPS; INVESTMENT; POVERTY REDUCTION;

FOOD STORAGE;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC REFORM; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 58549108777     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2008.09.022     Document Type: Review

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