Trading water: virtual water flows through interstate cereal trade in India

Trading water: virtual water flows through interstate cereal trade in India

Cereals are an important component of the Indian diet, providing 47% of the daily dietary energy intake. Dwindling groundwater reserves in India especially in major cereal-growing regions are an increasing challenge to national food supply. An improved understanding of interstate cereal trade can he...

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Main Authors: Francesca Harris, Carole Dalin, Soledad Cuevas, Lakshmikantha N R, Tapan Adhya, Edward J M Joy, Pauline F D Scheelbeek, Benjamin Kayatz, Owen Nicholas, Bhavani Shankar, Alan D Dangour, Rosemary Green
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
food trade
agriculture
water resources
water savings
food security
food system
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abc37a

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abc37a

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