Peak food?

Environmental Quality Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 9-17

  Eccleston, Charles H ^a  

^a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRICE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; EUROPEAN UNION; FAMINE; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD STORAGE; FOOD SUPPLY; GREEN REVOLUTION; IMPORT; RICE; STARVATION; WHEAT;

EID: 66449137595     PISSN: 10881913     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tqem.20212     Document Type: Article

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