Weather-Index Drought Insurance in Burkina-Faso: Assessment of Its Potential Interest to Farmers
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عنوان ژورنال: Weather, Climate, and Society
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1948-8335,1948-8327
DOI: 10.1175/2009wcas1008.1