Virtual water in food production and global trade : Review of methodological issues and preliminary results
Dirk Zimmer
Abstract
Dirk Zimmer
Abstract
The water consumed in the production process of an agricultural or industrial product has been called the 'virtual water ' contained in the product (Allan, 1998). If one country exports a water-intensive product to another country, it exports water in virtual form. In this way some countries
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The water consumed in the production process of an agricultural or industrial product has been called the 'virtual water ' contained in the product (Allan, 1998). If one country exports a water-intensive product to another country, it exports water in virtual form. In this way some countries
Key concepts: Virtual water, Production (economics), Food processing, Business, Natural resource economics, Environmental science, Economics, Political science