Climate and Food Production: Understanding Vulnerability from Past Trends in Africa’s Sudan-Sahel

Just how influential is rainfall on agricultural production in the Sudan-Sahel of Africa? And, is there evidence that support for small-scale farming can reduce the vulnerability of crop yields to rainfall in these sensitive agro-ecological zones? These questions are explored based on a case study f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Genesis T. Yengoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-12-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/5/1/52