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Selection processes of (changes in) land use and cropping patterns could be discussed under socio-economy, climate variability and change, technological innovations and land degradation (ecologically). Socio-economic factors will include changes in population growth as a result of migration, expansion into new and uncropped lands or unused lands. Farmers would grow a certain type of crop for several reasons.
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Ofori, E., Kyei-Baffour, N. (2010). Selection Processes of (Changes In) Land Use and Cropping Patterns: Multiple Cropping. In: Stigter, K. (eds) Applied Agrometeorology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74698-0_28
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