We Already Grow Enough Food for 10 Billion People... and Still Can't End Hunger

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 595-598

  Holt Giménez, Eric ^a   Shattuck, Annie ^b   Altieri, Miguel ^b   Herren, Hans ^c   Gliessman, Steve ^d  

^a Food First   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Millennium Institute   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84864668856     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10440046.2012.695331     Document Type: Editorial

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