Food stocks and grain reserves: evaluating whether storing food creates resilient food systems

Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 445-458

  Fraser, Evan D G ^a   Legwegoh, Alexander ^a   KC, Krishna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economic shocks; Food price volatility; Food reserves; Food security; Food storage; Strategic grain reserves

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRICE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC PLANNING; FOOD POLICY; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD STORAGE; FOOD SUPPLY; HISTORICAL RECORD; PRICE DYNAMICS; STORAGE STRUCTURE;

AFRICA; CHINA; ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME;

EID: 84977083768     PISSN: 21906483     EISSN: 21906491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13412-015-0276-2     Document Type: Article

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