Assessing and addressing climate-induced risk in sub-Saharan rainfed agriculture

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-184

  Cooper, P J M ^a   Coe, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

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EID: 82455206060     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: 14694441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479711000019     Document Type: Review

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