Measuring the impact of climate change on south african agriculture: The case of sugarcane growing regions

Agrekon

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 524-542

  Deressa, T ^a   Hassan, R ^a   Poonyth, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

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EID: 33749606959     PISSN: 03031853     EISSN: 20780400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2005.9523726     Document Type: Article

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