Assessing the evolving fragility of the global food system

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Puma, Michael J ^a   Bose, Satyajit ^b   Chon, So Young ^c   Cook, Benjamin I ^d  

^a Center for Climate Systems Research   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^c Korea Volunteer Organization International   (South Korea)

^d NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

complex networks; extremes; famine; global food system; grain trade; staple foods; trade restrictions

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; FOOD SUPPLY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

EXTREMES; FAMINE; FOOD SYSTEM; STAPLE FOOD; TRADE RESTRICTIONS;

COMPLEX NETWORKS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CROP PRODUCTION; DATA SET; FOOD MARKET; HOMOGENEITY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; POLICY MAKING; PRICE DYNAMICS; RICE; TRADE FLOW; VULNERABILITY; WHEAT;

ASIA; EUROPE;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84923658624     PISSN: 17489318     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/10/2/024007     Document Type: Article

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