Strategic importance of green water in international crop trade

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 887-894

  Aldaya, M M ^a   Allan, J A ^b   Hoekstra, A Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blue water use; Green water; Maize; Soybean; Trade; Virtual water; Wheat

Indexed keywords

FOOD POLICY; FOOD SECURITY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MAIZE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOYBEAN; TEMPORAL PERIOD; WATER RESOURCE;

ARGENTINA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; FRANCE;

GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 74549184194     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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