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020			_a978-99944-836-4-8
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100	1		_9549 _aKassie, G.T.
245	1	0	_aDrought risk and maize production in Southern Africa - Lessons for Ethiopia
260			_aAddis Ababa (Ethiopia) : _bAgricultural Economics Society of Ethiopia, _c2011.
520			_aThis paper discusses drought risk perception and management in five southern African countries; i.e., Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. A sample of 1108 households was randomly drawn with sample sizes varying country to country. Data generated were analyzed using descriptive statistics and non-parametric statistical models. Drought was reported to be the most important challenge on the livelihoods of people in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, where it was indicated to be second, next to sickness and mortality of a family member, in Angola and Mozambique. Maize varieties in general and improved open pollinated and hybrid varieties in particular are being considered very risky in terms of predictability and reliability of yield levels. Given the importance of maize and the vulnerability of the farming communities in the region, this implies that drought and risks associated with it will have paramount and potentially irreversible consequiences on the poor sections of the region. Despite the fact that yield size is among the most preferred traits, farmers' strong reference to maize as a risky crop urges refocusing breeding activities to generation of germplasms with reliable yield distrifution. Farmers have also shown strong interest in drought tolerance early maturity and good performance under poor rainfall traits of maize implying the need for comprehensive breeding schemes.
536			_aSocioeconomics Program|Global Maize Program
546			_aText in English
594			_aINT2677|INT3032|INT1320|INT2923|INT3032
650		7	_2AGROVOC _91080 _aDrought
650		7	_2AGROVOC _91063 _aCrop production
650		7	_2AGROVOC _91173 _aMaize
651		0	_2AGROVOC _92025 _aEthiopia
700	1		_9561 _aLa Rovere, R.
700	1		_aMwangi, W. _95319
700	1		_aErenstein, O. _gFormerly Socioeconomics Program _8INT2677 _9848
700	1		_aLangiynato, A. _928344
700	1		_aSonder, K. _gSocioeconomics Program _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _8INT3032 _9882
711	0		_928343 _aAnnual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society of Ethiopia _n(13th : _dSeptember 23-25, 2010 : _cAddis Ababa, Ethiopia)
773	0		_dAddis Ababa (Ethiopia) : Agricultural Economics Society of Ethiopia, 2011. _gp. 99-123 _tAdapting to crises: Ethiopian agriculture in the 21st century. Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society of Ethiopia _z978-99944-836-4-8
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