Assessing differential vulnerability of communities in the agrarian context in two districts of Maharashtra, India
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The loss in agriculture production is the most predominant impact among many, especially in drought-prone regions of India as mentioned in this paper, and climate variability causes multiple difficulties to rural poor. Aggravati et al.Abstract:
Climate variability causes multiple difficulties to rural poor. The loss in agriculture production is the most predominant impact among many, especially in drought-prone regions of India. Aggravati...read more
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