Climate change, agriculture and food security issues: Malaysian perspective

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1118-1123

  Siwar, Chamhuri ^a   Ahmed, Ferdoushi ^a   Begum, Rawshan Ara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Climate change; Food security; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

PALM OIL; RAIN; RUBBER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CACAO; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SECURITY; GRAIN YIELD; HARVEST; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MALAYSIA; NONHUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; RICE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOIL MOISTURE;

EID: 84880307278     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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