Production potential in the “bread baskets” of Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Global Food Security

Volumn 14, Issue , 2017, Pages 38-53

  Swinnen, Johan ^a   Burkitbayeva, Saule ^a,b   Schierhorn, Florian ^b   Prishchepov, Alexander V ^c,d   Müller, Daniel ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES IAMO   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^e HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 85019951592     PISSN: 22119124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2017.03.005     Document Type: Review

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