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Multidisciplinary teamwork can create efficient and effective assessment tools and supply information required for inputs in management decisions. In this paper, illustrations are provided to indicate that much information can be gained from using climatological data to assess the impact of the variability of weather and climate on agriculture. Climatic data have been collected and archived for many areas of the world. These data must not go unused.
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Sakamoto, C., Strommen, N. & Yao, A. Assessment with agro-climatological information. Climatic Change 2, 7–20 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00138223
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