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Dynamics of crop category choices reveal strategies and tactics used by smallholder farmers in India to cope with unreliable water availability

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  • Baccar, Mariem
  • Raynal, Hélène
  • Sekhar, Muddu
  • Bergez, Jacques-Eric
  • Willaume, Magali
  • Casel, Pierre
  • Giriraj, P.
  • Murthy, Sanjeeva
  • Ruiz, Laurent

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Changing cropping pattern is a potentially effective lever to cope with unreliable water resources, but given the multiple factors driving crop choices, assessing if farmers actually use it specifically for this objective remains difficult.

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  • Baccar, Mariem & Raynal, Hélène & Sekhar, Muddu & Bergez, Jacques-Eric & Willaume, Magali & Casel, Pierre & Giriraj, P. & Murthy, Sanjeeva & Ruiz, Laurent, 2023. "Dynamics of crop category choices reveal strategies and tactics used by smallholder farmers in India to cope with unreliable water availability," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 211(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:211:y:2023:i:c:s0308521x2300149x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103744
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