Implications of farm-level response to seasonal climate forecasts for aggregate grain production in Zimbabwe

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 351-369

  Phillips, J G ^a,d   Deane, D ^b   Unganai, L ^c   Chimeli, A ^a  

^a Earth Institute   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c Zimbabwe Meteorological Services Department   (Zimbabwe)

^d BARD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CROP PRODUCTION;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 18744368085     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(02)00045-8     Document Type: Article

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