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Smallholder productivity under climatic variability

Year of publication 2016

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 76 p.

Author Aslihan Arslan, Federico Belotti and Leslie Lipper

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN No ISBN

Series title FAO Agricultural Economics Working Paper

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Food security in Tanzania is projected to deteriorate as a result of climate change. In spite of the Government’s efforts to promote agricultural practices that improve productivity and food security, adoption rates of such practices remain low. Developing a thorough understanding of the determinants of adoption and updating our understanding of the impacts of these technologies under the site-specific effects of climate change are crucial to improve adoption.

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