Adapting to climate change in the mixed crop and livestock farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa

Philip K. Thornton () and Mario Herrero
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Philip K. Thornton: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), ILRI
Mario Herrero: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Nature Climate Change, 2015, vol. 5, issue 9, 830-836

Abstract: Mixed crop and livestock farms are the backbone of African agriculture, yet there is little information on how these systems may be affected by changes in climate. Addressing this knowledge gap could help smallholders adapt to climate change.

Date: 2015
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