Farmer’s intended and actual adoption of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies

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Meredith T. Niles1, Margaret Brown2, Robyn Dynes3
1Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences and Food Systems Initiative, University of Vermont, 109 Carrigan Drive, 350 Marsh Life Sciences Building, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
2Grasslands Research Centre, Private Bag AgResearch Ltd., Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand
3Lincoln Research Centre, AgResearch Ltd., Lincoln, New Zealand

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