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Farm diversification and climate change: implications for food security in Northern Namibia

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  • Chalmers Mulwa
  • Martine Visser

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Limited non-farm opportunities in the rural areas of the developing world, coupled with population growth, means agriculture will continue to play a dominant role as a source of livelihood in these areas. Thus, while rural transformation has dominated recent literature as a way of improving welfare through diversifying into non-farm sectors, improving productivity and resilience […]

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  • Chalmers Mulwa & Martine Visser, 2019. "Farm diversification and climate change: implications for food security in Northern Namibia," Working Papers 798, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:798
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    Keywords

    Africa; agriculture; climate change; rural development; SADC;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q12 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming

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