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SUBMITTER: Stevens T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5099946 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Stevens Tilele T Madani Kaveh K
Scientific reports 20161108
Agriculture is the mainstay of Malawi's economy and maize is the most important crop for food security. As a Least Developed Country (LDC), adverse effects of climate change (CC) on agriculture in Malawi are expected to be significant. We examined the impacts of CC on maize production and food security in Malawi's dominant cereal producing region, Lilongwe District. We used five Global Circulation Models (GCMs) to make future (2011 to 2100) rainfall and temperature projections and simulated maiz ...[more]