China's potential of grain production due to changes in agricultural land utilization in recent years

Chinese Geographical Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-103

  Xin, Liangjie ^a   Li, Xiubin ^a   Zhu, Huiyi ^a   Tan, Minghong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Agricultural land utilization changes; Food security; Grain production; Multi cropping index; Potential of grain production; Reduction of grain product

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN CHANGE; AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; ARABLE LAND; CROP PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; INVESTMENT; LAND USE CHANGE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 67650084474     PISSN: 10020063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11769-009-0103-x     Document Type: Article

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