Local Community

Authors

  • Ousmane Traore Department of Tropical Agriculture and International Cooperation, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology; 1, Shuefu Road, Neipu, Pingtung 91201, TAIWAN
  • Seydou Traore Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University, Scoates Hall, Room#322, College Station, TX 77843, USA
  • Yu-Min Wang Department of Civil Engineering, International College in Soil and Water Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, 91201, Neipu Hsiang, Pingtung, TAIWAN
  • Aim Kima Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Burkina Faso, 01 BP 3503 Ouagadougou 01Ouagadougou, BURKINA FASO

Keywords:

Climate Disturbances, Drought, Household’s Perception, Adaptive strategies, Sahel.

Abstract

This study aims to analyze smallholder farmers

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2016-07-21

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Traore, O., Traore, S., Wang, Y.-M., & Kima, A. (2016). Local Community. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 28(3), 50–64. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/6046

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Vol. 28 No. 3 (2016)

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