Climate change and agriculture in South Asia: adaptation options in smallholder production systems

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Jeetendra Prakash Aryal1, Tek B. Sapkota2, Ritika Khurana3, Arun Khatri‐Chhetri4, Dil Bahadur Rahut1, M.L. Jat2
1International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Carretera Mex-Veracruz, km. 45, El Batan, CP 56237, Texcoco, Mexico
2International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), New Delhi, India
3West Virgina University, Morgantown, USA
4CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA), New Delhi, India

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