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Gaps in agricultural climate adaptation research

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The value of the social sciences to climate change research is well recognized, but notable gaps remain in the literature on adaptation in agriculture. Contributions focus on farmer behaviour, with important research regarding gender, social networks and institutions remaining under-represented.

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  1. Debra Davidson is in the Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H1, Canada,

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