Effects of Weather Variability on Crop Abandonment
In Zambia, every year some parts of the maize fields are abandoned post-planting. Reasons for this are not clearly known. In this paper, we examine the influence of soil and climatic factors on crop abandonment using a six-year (2007–2012) panel data by modeling the planted-to-harvested ratio (a goo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-03-01
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Series: | Sustainability |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/7/3/2858 |