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Articles | Volume 15
Articles | Volume 15
https://doi.org/10.5194/asr-15-15-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/asr-15-15-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 15
17 Apr 2018
 | 17 Apr 2018

Agrometeorological services for smallholder farmers in West Africa

Vieri Tarchiani, José Camacho, Hamidou Coulibaly, Federica Rossi, and Robert Stefanski

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There is a limited knowledge on impacts of Climate Services in Africa. This paper analyses the impacts that agrometeorological services have for smallholder farmers in a typical rainfed staple crop production system of West Africa. The results show that such services enable farmers to mitigate some climatic risks and to optimize the inputs use efficiency. The final outcome is an increase of crop yield and an economic benefit compared to farmers that does not use the services.
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