African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

Full Length Research Paper

Farmers’ adaptive measures to climate change induced natural shocks through past climate experiences in the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam

Thanh Quang Ngo
  • Thanh Quang Ngo
  • Southern Center of Agricultural Rural Policy and Strategy, Institute of Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD), Hanoi, Vietnam.
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  •  Received: 22 December 2015
  •  Accepted: 01 March 2016
  •  Published: 14 April 2016

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