Production function analysis of the sensitivity of maize production to climate change in South Africa

Maize production accounts for about 40% of the entire area cultivated in South Africa and is highly sensitive to climate variability. Maize is thus conservatively a staple food for more than 70% of the South African population whilst the maize industry stimulates the economy directly by providing se...

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Main Author: Mqadi, Lwandle
Other Authors: Prof R Hassan
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28380
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02132006-083959/