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Climate impacts on agriculture are highly uncertain, leading some to question the validity of projected future crop yields. An analysis of West African agriculture shows that meaningful conclusions can be drawn from diverse crop–climate modelling results.

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1. Christoph Müller is at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Telegraphenberg A51, D-14473 Potsdam, Germany,
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Müller, C. Harvesting from uncertainties.Nature Clim Change 1, 253–254 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1179

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• Published: 17 July 2011
• Issue date: August 2011
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1179

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