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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2012, Vol. 12 Issue (1): 1-8    DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(00)8532
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Making More Food Available: Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Production
 Rudy Rabbinge , Prem S Bindraban
1.Food Security and Sustainable Development, Wageningen UR, PO Box 88, 6700AB, Wageningen, the Netherlands
2.ISRIC-World Soil Information, PO Box 353, 6700AJ Wageningen, the Netherlands
3.Plant Research International, Wageningen UR, PO Box 616, 6700AP, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Rudy Rabbinge , Prem S Bindraban. 2012. Making More Food Available: Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Production. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 12(1): 1-8.

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