Food crisis in the Asia-Pacific region

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 507-515

  Weinberger, Katinka M ^a   Easdown, Warwick J ^a   Yang, Ray yu ^a   Keatinge, John Donough H ^a  

^a AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asia Pacific; Food prices; Food systems; Malnutrition; Research investment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; DIET; ECONOMICS; FAR EAST; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; METHODOLOGY; POLITICS; POVERTY; REVIEW; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; AUSTRALIA; DIET; FAR EAST; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; POLITICS; POVERTY;

EID: 77649250440     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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