Food security and the evaluation of risk

Global Food Security

Volumn 4, Issue , 2015, Pages 16-23

  Smyth, Stuart J ^a   Phillips, Peter W B ^a   Kerr, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Errors; Food security; Increased productivity; Risk assessment; Science; Socio economic considerations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922879475     PISSN: 22119124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2014.08.001     Document Type: Review

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