Managing climate risk in livestock production in South Africa: How might improved tailored forecasting contribute?
The 2015–2017 summer rainfall seasons in both South and southern Africa saw drought and heat stress severely impacting the livestock production sector, as well as agriculture more broadly. Although the region has a longstanding operational forecasting system; tailored forecasting, including that des...
Main Authors: | E.R.M. Archer, WA. Landman, J. Malherbe, P. Maluleke, H. Weepener |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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Series: | Climate Risk Management |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212096321000413 |
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