The Water–energy–food Security Nexus: Challenges and Opportunities for Food Security in South Africa
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عنوان ژورنال: Aquatic Procedia
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2214-241X
DOI: 10.1016/j.aqpro.2013.07.013