Critical water requirements for food, methodology and policy consequences for food security

Food Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 547-564

  Gerbens Leenes, P W ^a   Nonhebel, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crop water requirements; Environmental sustainability; Evapotranspiration; Food consumption patterns; Food security; Natural capital; Transpiration; Water use

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

ANIMALIA; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 8844233504     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2004.09.003     Document Type: Article

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