Food losses and waste in china and their implication for water and land

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 10137-10144

  Liu, Junguo ^a   Lundqvist, Jan ^b   Weinberg, Josh ^b   Gustafsson, Josephine ^b  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Stockholm International Water Institute   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; CONSUMER SEGMENTS; CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD WASTE; INFORMATION CONCERNING; WATER FOOTPRINT;

FOOD SUPPLY;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

WATER;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ARABLE LAND; FOOD LIMITATION; FOOD PRODUCTION; WASTE; YIELD RESPONSE;

ARABLE LAND; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CATERING SERVICE; CONSUMER; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOOD; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SPOILAGE; FOOD STORAGE; HUMAN; LAND USE;

CANADA; CHINA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FOOD SUPPLY; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER;

EID: 84884264448     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es401426b     Document Type: Article

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