Assessing Future Spatio-Temporal Changes in Crop Suitability and Planting Season over West Africa: Using the Concept of Crop-Climate Departure

Assessing Future Spatio-Temporal Changes in Crop Suitability and Planting Season over West Africa: Using the Concept of Crop-Climate Departure

The changing climate is posing significant threats to agriculture, the most vulnerable sector, and the main source of livelihood in West Africa. This study assesses the impact of the climate-departure on the crop suitability and planting month over West Africa. We used 10 CMIP5 Global climate models...

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Main Authors: Temitope S. Egbebiyi, Chris Lennard, Olivier Crespo, Phillip Mukwenha, Shakirudeen Lawal, Kwesi Quagraine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Climate
Subjects:
crop-climate departure
Ecocrop
crop suitability
planting month
CORDEX
West Africa
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/7/9/102

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