Drought survival tactics of subsistence farmers in Niger
Human EcologyPublished 1 June 1988
Scott M. Swinton
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Abstract
Previous research into drought-response tactics has tended to be undertaken after the fact, and hence has been forced to be impressionistic. This study quantifies the importance of farmer drought-response strategies in southcentral Niger based on a survey which began during the drought of 1984. Livestock sales, food aid, temporary migration, remunerative non-agricultural activities, and loans were the principal drought-survival tactics employed
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