Water and its role in food and health security - The importance of water to food production

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 501-506

  Wahlquist, Åsa K ^a  

^a The Australian Newspaper   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Drought; Food; Irrigation; Water

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; GREEN CHEMISTRY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD SUPPLY; GREEN CHEMISTRY TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77649265447     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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