Collective and Organic Farming in Tamil Nadu: Women’s Participation, Empowerment and Food Sovereignty
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Social Science
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1911-2025,1911-2017
DOI: 10.5539/ass.v12n8p184