Agroecology to the rescue of food security and germplasm conservation in a global market economy

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 1-14

  Borsari, Bruno ^a  

^a WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Biofuels; Biomass; Biotechnology; GMO foods; Renewable energy; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79957448010     PISSN: 14624605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJARGE.2011.040215     Document Type: Article

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