Comparative assessment of maize, finger millet and sorghum for household food security in the face of increasing climatic risk

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 29-41

  Rurinda, J ^a,b   Mapfumo, P ^b   van Wijk, M T ^a,c   Mtambanengwe, F ^b   Rufino, M C ^c,d   Chikowo, R ^b   Giller, K E ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Climate change adaptation; Climate variability; Crop diversification; Nutrient management; Planting date

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CALCIUM; CEREAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP YIELD; EMERGENCE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; MANURE; RISK FACTOR; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; STABILIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

HWEDZA; MASHONALAND EAST; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84893388910     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2013.12.009     Document Type: Article

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