Assessing climate change impacts and agronomic adaptation strategies for dryland crop production in southern Africa

Dryland farmers in southern Africa operate under harsh conditions; infertile soils, erratic rainfall regimes, sub-optimal input levels etc. Crop yields have generally been low, negatively affecting food security and livelihoods. Climate change is anticipated to aggravate these already existing chall...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zinyengere, Nkulumo
Other Authors: Hewitson, Bruce
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20846