Breaking the Vicious Cycle in Irrigation Farming System for Sustainable Food Security in Nigeria
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عنوان ژورنال: African Research Review
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2070-0083,1994-9057
DOI: 10.4314/afrrev.v3i1.43570