African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

The decrease of potential suitable areas and the distribution tendency of staple crops in Ethiopia under future climate conditions

Zhen Tan
  • Zhen Tan
  • Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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Yuping Yang
  • Yuping Yang
  • Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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Yanqin Wang
  • Yanqin Wang
  • Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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Lele Wang
  • Lele Wang
  • Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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Guojun Sun
  • Guojun Sun
  • Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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  •  Received: 13 December 2015
  •  Accepted: 23 April 2016
  •  Published: 16 June 2016

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