Improving adaptive capacity of small-scale rice farmers: Comparative analysis of Lao PDR and the Philippines

World Applied Sciences Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1211-1220

  Peñalba, Linda M ^a   Elazegui, Dulce D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Adaptation strategies; Climate change; Lao PDR; Philippines

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884247523     PISSN: 18184952     EISSN: 19916426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2013.24.09.13274     Document Type: Article

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