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An operational approach to high resolution agro-ecological zoning in West-Africa.
- Source :
- PLoS ONE; 9/5/2017, Vol. 12 Issue 9, p1-16, 16p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The objective of this work is to develop a simple methodology for high resolution crop suitability analysis under current and future climate, easily applicable and useful in Least Developed Countries. The approach addresses both regional planning in the context of climate change projections and pre-emptive short-term rural extension interventions based on same-year agricultural season forecasts, while implemented with off-the-shelf resources. The developed tools are applied operationally in a case-study developed in three regions of Guinea-Bissau and the obtained results, as well as the advantages and limitations of methods applied, are discussed. In this paper we show how a simple approach can easily generate information on climate vulnerability and how it can be operationally used in rural extension services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- REGIONAL planning
CLIMATE change
AGRICULTURAL forecasts
DEVELOPING countries
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 124991348
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183737