The potential of Russia to increase its wheat production through cropland expansion and intensification

Global Food Security

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 133-141

  Schierhorn, Florian ^a   Müller, Daniel ^a,b   Prishchepov, Alexander V ^a   Faramarzi, Monireh ^c   Balmann, Alfons ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES IAMO   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Crop production; Land abandonment; Recultivation; Russia; Yield gap

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84919635679     PISSN: 22119124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2014.10.007     Document Type: Review

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