Achieving global food security whilst reconciling demands on the environment: Report of the First International Conference on Global Food Security

Food Security

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 299-302

  Dogliotti, S ^a   Giller, K E ^b   Van Ittersum, M K ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY;

EID: 84899413322     PISSN: 18764517     EISSN: 18764525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-014-0334-8     Document Type: Article

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