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Suitability of root, tuber, and banana crops in Central Africa can be favoured under future climates

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  • Manners, Rhys
  • Vandamme, Elke
  • Adewopo, Julius
  • Thornton, Philip
  • Friedmann, Michael
  • Carpentier, Sebastien
  • Ezui, Kodjovi Senam
  • Thiele, Graham

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Climate change is projected to negatively impact food systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. The magnitude of these impacts is expected to be amplified by the extensive reliance on rainfed agriculture and the prevalence of subsistence farming. In the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa, smallholder farming households are largely dependent on root, tuber and banana crops. However, the potential impacts of various climate change scenarios on these crops are not well reported. Yet, data-rich insights about the future impacts of climate change on these crops and the adaptive capacity of food systems in the Great Lakes Region is critical to inform research and development investments towards regional climate change adaptation.

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  • Manners, Rhys & Vandamme, Elke & Adewopo, Julius & Thornton, Philip & Friedmann, Michael & Carpentier, Sebastien & Ezui, Kodjovi Senam & Thiele, Graham, 2021. "Suitability of root, tuber, and banana crops in Central Africa can be favoured under future climates," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 193(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:193:y:2021:i:c:s0308521x21001992
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103246
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