Food security and sustainable intensification

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 369, Issue 1639, 2014, Pages

  Charles, H ^a   Godfray, H ^a   Garnett, Tara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Biodiversity; Food security; Nutrition; Sustainable intensification

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BIODIVERSITY; CATERING SERVICE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; REVIEW; STANDARD; SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION;

ANIMAL WELFARE; BIODIVERSITY; FOOD SECURITY; NUTRITION; SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION;

ANIMAL WELFARE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY;

EID: 84894106320     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2012.0273     Document Type: Article

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