Biofuels: Finding a sustainable balance for food and energy

Food Security, Nutrition and Sustainability

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 223-237

  Murphy, Sophia ^a  

^a Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy   (United States)

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EID: 84920818117     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849774499     Document Type: Chapter

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