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In an agrarian economy, an ideal way to cope with climate change/climate variability is to develop strategies/plans that are implemented at multiple spatial (national, provincial, county/district or at grass-root/farm scales) and temporal (annual, seasonal or daily) scales. This ensemble of strategies in the form of agro-meteorological advices/services should be implemented simultaneously to get the maximum benefit to the local farmer and the economy (e.g. Hellmuth et al. 2007). Unfortunately, the term “risk management” remained in use here and elsewhere, while all evidence shows that farmers in poor countries have the largest difficulties to cope with climate risks and uncertainties and do not manage these risks at all. The issue is preparedness in various forms (Rathore and Stigter 2007).
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Govind, A., Stigter, K. (2010). Improving the Issuing, Absorption and Use of Climate Forecast Information in Agricultural Production: Monocropping. In: Stigter, K. (eds) Applied Agrometeorology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74698-0_14
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