Climate Change and the Future Heat Stress Challenges among Smallholder Farmers in East Africa

Agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa remains dependent on high inputs of human labor, a situation associated with direct exposure to daylight heat during critical periods of the agricultural calendar. We ask the question: <i>how is the Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) going to be dis...

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Main Authors: Genesis Tambang Yengoh, Jonas Ardö
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/7/753