Transformation in Smallholder Agriculture through Intensification in Ethiopia: Determinants and Implications
Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension
1 - Socio-Economist, Gondar Agricultural Research Center, P.O.Box 1337, Gondar, Ethiopia
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