The wheat sector in India: Production, policies and food security

The Eurasian Wheat Belt and Food Security: Global and Regional Aspects

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 275-296

  Tripathi, Amarnath ^a   Mishra, Ashok K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85018921378     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-33239-0_17     Document Type: Chapter

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