Water and Agriculture: Implications for Development and Growth

Essays from the CSIS and SAIS Year of Water Conference

Author(s): John Briscoe, Greg Allgood, Jason Clay, Juan José Consejo, Qiuqiong Huang, Mei Xurong, Susan E. Murcott, Peter G. McCornick, Christa D. Peters-Lidard, R. Maria Saleth, Olcay Ünver, Adrien Couton, Ger Bergkamp, Shaden Abdel-Gawad

Published: November 2009

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