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Virtual water in food production and global trade : Review of methodological issues and preliminary results

Dirk Zimmer

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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

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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

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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

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