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Food security and climate change in drought-sensitive savanna zones of Ghana

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  • Frederick Armah
  • Justice Odoi
  • Genesis Yengoh
  • Samuel Obiri
  • David Yawson
  • Ernest Afrifa

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  • Frederick Armah & Justice Odoi & Genesis Yengoh & Samuel Obiri & David Yawson & Ernest Afrifa, 2011. "Food security and climate change in drought-sensitive savanna zones of Ghana," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 16(3), pages 291-306, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:masfgc:v:16:y:2011:i:3:p:291-306
    DOI: 10.1007/s11027-010-9263-9
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