Multilateral responses to the global food crisis

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Margulis, Matias E ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural policy; Biofuels; Food aid; Global food crisis; Globalization; Group of eight; United nations

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449461644     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20094012     Document Type: Review

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