The role of climate forecasts in smallholder agriculture: Lessons from participatory research in two communities in Senegal

Climate Risk Management

Volumn 2, Issue , 2014, Pages 42-55

  Roudier, P ^a   Muller, B ^b,c   D'Aquino, P ^d   Roncoli, C ^e   Soumare M A ^f   Batte L ^g   Sultan, B ^h  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UMR AGAP   (France)

^c ISRA CERAAS ^*  (Senegal)

^d CIRAD   (France)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

^g CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^h UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Agriculture; Climate forecasts; Participatory methods; West Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900388032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22120963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crm.2014.02.001     Document Type: Article

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