Analysis of livelihood diversification among farming community– towards a livelihood based extension approach
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عنوان ژورنال: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOME SCIENCE EXTENSION & COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2348-1099
DOI: 10.15740/has/ijhsecm/2.1/18-21