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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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2016
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20846 |