Climate suitability predictions for the cultivation of macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia) in Malawi using climate change scenarios

S8 Table. Summary of news reports about climate change affecting macadamia production worldwide (period 2013–2019). (DOCX) Acknowledgments Thanks, should also go to Prof. Rick Brandenburg, North Carolina State University, USA, Dr. Michael G. Chipeta, Oxford University, Dr. Edith B. Milanzi, MRC Clinical Trials, University College London, the Neno Macadamia Trust, the U.K. and Highlands Macadamia Cooperative Union Limited (HIMACUL) smallholder farmers, Malawi. We further express our gratitude to Mr. Ken Mkangala and Nicholas Evans for their constructive comments and feedback on the state of macadamia production in Malawi. However, mistakes and omissions are our responsibility. Author Contributions Conceptualization: Emmanuel Junior Zuza, Andrew Emmott, Yoseph Negusse Araya. Data curation: Emmanuel Junior Zuza, Kauê de Sousa. Formal analysis: Emmanuel Junior Zuza, Kauê de Sousa. Funding acquisition: Kadmiel Maseyk, Shonil A. Bhagwat, Andrew Emmott, Yoseph Negusse Araya. Methodology: Emmanuel Junior Zuza, Kadmiel Maseyk, Shonil A. Bhagwat, Kauê de Sousa, Andrew Emmott. Project administration: Kadmiel Maseyk, Yoseph Negusse Araya. Resources: Shonil A. Bhagwat, William Rawes. Software: Emmanuel Junior Zuza, Kauê de Sousa, William Rawes. Supervision: Kadmiel Maseyk, Shonil A. Bhagwat, Andrew Emmott, William Rawes, Yoseph Negusse Araya. Validation: Emmanuel Junior Zuza, Kadmiel Maseyk, Shonil A. Bhagwat, Kauê de Sousa, Andrew Emmott, Yoseph Negusse Araya. Visualization: Emmanuel Junior Zuza, Kadmiel Maseyk, Shonil A. Bhagwat, Andrew Emmott, William Rawes, Yoseph Negusse Araya.

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