Input constraints to food production: the impact of soil degradation

Food Security

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 351-364

  Rickson, R J ^a   Deeks, L K ^a   Graves, A ^a   Harris, J A H ^a   Kibblewhite, M G ^a   Sakrabani, R ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food production; Soil degradation processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939965520     PISSN: 18764517     EISSN: 18764525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-015-0437-x     Document Type: Article

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