Weather-index based crop insurance as a social adaptation to climate change and variability in the Upper West Region of Ghana: Developing a participatory approach

Weather-index based crop insurance as a social adaptation to climate change and variability in the Upper West Region of Ghana: Developing a participatory approach

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Main Authors:	Adiku, Samuel G.K., Debrah-Afanyede, Evelyn, Greatrex, Helen, Zougmoré, Robert B., MacCarthy, Dilys Sefakor
Published:	2017-02-15T14:59:09Z
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/79898
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