Food security and seasonal climate information: Kenyan challenges

Sustainability Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-114

  Rarieya, Marie ^a   Fortun, Kim ^b  

^a Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)   (Ghana)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate forecast information; Climate variability and change; Environmental degradation; Food security; Modes of expertise; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954089462     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-009-0099-8     Document Type: Article

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