Climate variability, yield instability and global recession: The multi-stressor to food security in Botswana

Climate and Development

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 129-140

  Batisani, Nnyaladzi ^a  

^a BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

Author keywords

food security; global recession; rain fed agriculture; rainfall variability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DROUGHT STRESS; EMPLOYMENT; FOOD SECURITY; GLOBAL CHANGE; RAINFALL; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; YIELD RESPONSE;

BOTSWANA;

EID: 84876044141     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2012.728129     Document Type: Article

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