Chinas food security: Past success and future challenges

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 42-56

  Veeck, Gregory ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

agriculture; China; food security; grain production

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CROP YIELD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC REFORM; FOOD POLICY; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY;

CHINA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84879215836     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15387216.2013.789669     Document Type: Conference Paper

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