Alternative food crops to adapt to potential climatic change in southern Africa

Climate Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-155

  Kamukondiwa, Wilberforce ^a  

^a Environ and Remote Sensing Inst   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Agriculture; Cassava

Indexed keywords

ARABLE FARMING; CASSAVA; CASSAVA PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP ALTERNATIVE; CROP SELECTION; DEVELOPING REGION; DROUGHT; DROUGHT TOLERANCE; FOOD SECURITY;

AFRICA, (SOUTH); AFRICA, (SOUTHERN);

EID: 0029729622     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr006153     Document Type: Article

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