Impact of prolonged rainy seasons on food crop production in Cameroon

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 825-841

  Yengoh, Genesis T ^a   Tchuinte, Augustin ^b   Armah, Frederick Ato ^c   Odoi, Justice O ^d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^d Nature Today   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Agro ecological zones; Effects; Rainfall; Seasons; Small scale farming

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY; CROP DAMAGE; CROP PRODUCTION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FARMING SYSTEM; LEGUME; MAIZE; MARKET SYSTEM; RAINFALL; SEASON; SORGHUM; VULNERABILITY;

CAMEROON;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78149497773     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-010-9241-2     Document Type: Article

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