Climate variability, vulnerability and effectiveness of farm-level adaptation options: The challenges and implications for food security in Southwestern Cameroon

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 529-545

  Molua, Ernest L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Climate variability; Farm households; Food security; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348190104     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X02000311     Document Type: Article

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