Determinants of Forecast Use among Communal Farmers in Zimbabwe

Coping with Climate Variability: The Use of Seasonal Climate Forecasts in Southern Africa

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 110-128

  Phillips, Jennifer ^a,b  

^a BARD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b International Research Institute for Climate Prediction   (United States)

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EID: 85168899777     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315199948-19     Document Type: Chapter

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