The role of drought among agro-pastoral communities in a semi-arid environment: The case of Botswana

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 38-44

  Mogotsi, K ^a   Nyangito, M M ^b   Nyariki, D M ^b  

^a MoA ^*  (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Agro ecological knowledge; Bobonong; Indicators; Kgalagadi; Perception; Rural

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; AGROFORESTRY; CROP RESIDUE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; LIVESTOCK; MORTALITY; PASTORALISM; PERCEPTION; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SEMIARID REGION;

BOTSWANA; KGALAGADI;

EID: 84871604490     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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