| dc.contributor.author | Thornton, Philip K. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-01-23T13:47:48Z | en_US |
| dc.date.available | 2015-01-23T13:47:48Z | en_US |
| dc.title | Rainfall and Rainfall Variability | en_US |
| dcterms.abstract | In Africa, where most agriculture is rainfed, crop growth is limited by water availability. Rainfall variability during a growing season generally translates into variability in crop production. While the seasonality of rainfall in the drier rangelands can play a significant role in productivity, rain-use efficiency (RUE)—the amount of biomass produced (in kilograms of dry matter per hectare) per millimeter of rainfall—also drives production. | en_US |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | en_US |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Thornton PK. 2014. Rainfall and Rainfall Variability. In: Sebastian K, Ed. Atlas of African agriculture research and development: Revealing agriculture's place in Africa. Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). p 38-39. | en_US |
| dcterms.issued | 2014-12-04 | en_US |
| dcterms.language | en | en_US |
| dcterms.publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) | en_US |
| dcterms.subject | precipitation | en_US |
| dcterms.subject | climate | en_US |
| dcterms.subject | climatic data | en_US |
| dcterms.subject | agriculture | en_US |
| dcterms.subject | climate change adaptation | en_US |
| dcterms.subject | adaptation | en_US |
| dcterms.subject | food security | en_US |
| dcterms.type | Book Chapter | en_US |
| cg.subject.ilri | RANGELANDS | en_US |
| cg.subject.ccafs | DATA AND TOOLS FOR ANALYSIS AND PLANNING | en_US |
| cg.subject.ccafs | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | en_US |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896298460_17 | en_US |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa | en_US |
| cg.coverage.region | Sub-Saharan Africa | en_US |
| cg.coverage.region | Middle Africa | en_US |
| cg.coverage.region | Eastern Africa | en_US |
| cg.coverage.region | Northern Africa | en_US |
| cg.coverage.region | Southern Africa | en_US |
| cg.coverage.region | Sahel | en_US |
| cg.coverage.region | Western Africa | en_US |
| cg.coverage.region | West and Central Africa | en_US |
| cg.contributor.crp | Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security | en_US |
| cg.creator.identifier | Philip Thornton: 0000-0002-1854-0182 | en_US |
