Managing water in rainfed agriculture—The need for a paradigm shift

Johan Rockström; Louise Karlberg; Suhas P. Wani; Jennie Barron; Nuhu Hatibu; Theib Oweis; Adriana Bruggeman; Jalali Farahani; Zhu Qiang

doi:10.1016/j.agwat.2009.09.009

journal article Apr 01, 2010

Managing water in rainfed agriculture—The need for a paradigm shift

Johan Rockström

Louise Karlberg Suhas P. Wani Jennie Barron Nuhu Hatibu Theib Oweis Adriana Bruggeman

Jalali Farahani Zhu Qiang

Agricultural Water Management Vol. 97 No. 4 pp. 543-550 · Elsevier BV

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Johan Rockström, Louise Karlberg, Suhas P. Wani, et al. (2010). Managing water in rainfed agriculture—The need for a paradigm shift. Agricultural Water Management, 97(4), 543-550. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2009.09.009

Managing water in rainfed agriculture—The need for a paradigm shift

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