Enhancing adaptation to climate variability in the East African highlands: a case for fostering collective action among smallholder farmers in Kenya and Uganda

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  2018

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  Climate and Development

• Publication date

  2018-01-02

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1080/17565529.2016.1174665
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