Virtual water theory and its application in food security

Nongye Gongcheng Xuebao/Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 59-64

  Lu, Shibao ^a   Huang, Qiang ^a   Ma, Kai ^a   Zhang, Yongyong ^a  

^a XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Food products; Food security; Neural networks; Sensitivity analysis; Virtual water; Virtual water trade; Water scarcity

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION METHODS; FARM PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; NATIONAL SECURITY; VIRTUAL WATER; VIRTUAL WATER TRADE; WATER SCARCITY;

COMMERCE; CROPS; FOOD PRODUCTS; NEURAL NETWORKS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 77954248642     PISSN: 10026819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-6819.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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