Assessing the importance of livestock water use in basins

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 195-205

  Cook, S E ^a   Andersson, M S ^a   Fisher, M J ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Food security; Livestock systems; Poverty; Rangeland; Water productivity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 67650938789     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ09007     Document Type: Article

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