Bangladesh needs a "blue-green revolution" to achieve a green economy

Ambio

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 211-215

  Ahmed, Nesar ^a   Muir, James F ^b   Garnett, Stephen T ^c  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; CARRYING CAPACITY; CLIMATE EFFECT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; GREEN REVOLUTION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MALNUTRITION; NATIONAL ECONOMY; POPULATION DENSITY; PRAWN CULTURE; RICE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CATERING SERVICE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; BANGLADESH; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOOD SUPPLY;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84859932633     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-011-0160-6     Document Type: Article

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