The impacts of agricultural supports for climate change adaptation: Farm level assessment study on paddy farmers

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 178-182

  Alam, Md Mahmudul ^a   bin Toriman, Mohd Ekhwan ^a   Siwar, Chamhuri ^a   Molla, Rafiqul Islam ^b   Talib, Basri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Agricultural activities; Agricultural Development Area (IADA); Agricultural productivity; Climate change; Crop damages; Farm level assessment; Paddy; Rainfall variability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP DAMAGE; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; INCENTIVE; PADDY FARMING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RAINFALL; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

MALAYSIA; SELANGOR; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 79960298102     PISSN: 1553345X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2011.178.182     Document Type: Article

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