Agricultural water productivity and poverty: A conceptual pathway to link global, basin and local understanding

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Cook, S E ^a   Fisher, M J ^a   Harrington, L W ^b   Huber Lee, A ^c   Vidal, A ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Food; Poverty; River basins; Water productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650143647     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.485     Document Type: Article

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