Climate change adaptation in mixed crop-livestock systems in developing countries

Global Food Security

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 99-107

  Thornton, Philip K ^a   Herrero, Mario ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Co benefits; Diversification; Food security; Resilience; Risk; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE;

EID: 84905008269     PISSN: 22119124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2014.02.002     Document Type: Review

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