Do markets and trade help or hurt the global food system adapt to climate change?

Food Policy

Volumn 68, Issue , 2017, Pages 154-159

  Brown, Molly E ^a   Carr, Edward R ^b   Grace, Kathryn L ^c   Wiebe, Keith ^d   Funk, Christopher C ^e   Attavanich, Witsanu ^f   Backlund, Peter ^g   Buja, Lawrence ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^g Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^h NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD MARKET; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY; GLOBAL TRADE; TRADE FLOW;

EID: 85013141261     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2017.02.004     Document Type: Article

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