African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Scenario-based simulations of the impacts of rainfall variability and management options on maize production in Benin

Tatjana Regh
  • Tatjana Regh
  • Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 166, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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Aymar Yaovi Bossa
  • Aymar Yaovi Bossa
  • West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use ? WASCAL, 06 P.O. Box 9507 Ouaga 06, Burkina Faso.
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Bernd Diekkrüger
  • Bernd Diekkrüger
  • Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 166, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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  •  Received: 12 April 2014
  •  Accepted: 10 October 2014
  •  Published: 10 November 2014

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