Published December 2013 | Version v1
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Where Food Comes From

  • 1. International Atomic Energy Agency, Division of Public Information, Vienna (Austria)

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Full text: 40% of our land is used for agriculture; land threatened by desertification, salinity, and loss of nutritional content, thereby threatening the food security of millions. The Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture is using nuclear science to track carbon through the plant cycle because healthy soil has more carbon, and healthy soil produces much more nutritious food. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
IAEA Bulletin (Online)
Journal Volume
54
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 23
ISSN
1564-2690

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45041821
Subject category
S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
AGRICULTURE; CARBON; DESERTIFICATION; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; FAO; FOOD; IAEA; PLANT BREEDING; RADIATION INDUCED MUTANTS; SALINITY; SOILS
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTS; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; MUTANTS; NONMETALS