Navigating the perfect storm: Reflections on the food, energy, and financial crises

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 217-228

  Headey, Derek ^a   Malaiyandi, Sangeetha ^a   Fan, Shenggen ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural development; Financial crisis; Food crisis; Hunger; Poverty

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; DEVELOPING WORLD; FARMING SYSTEM; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FOOD; HUNGER; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 78149438703     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2010.00502.x     Document Type: Article

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