Decentralized Agricultural Extension and Social Networks: The Potential for Agricultural Information and Technology Dissemination in Sri Lanka
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Sri Lankan Journal of Agriculture and Ecosystems (SLJAE) is published by the Faculty Agriculture, Rajarata University Lanka. It publishes peer-reviewed original research articles from all fields agriculture including crop science, forestry, agricultural biology, plant protection, genetics breeding, food nutrition, animal soil water resource management, machinery, economics extension system studies ecosystem research.
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عنوان ژورنال: Sri Lankan journal of agriculture and ecosystems
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2673-1401']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/sljae.v3i2.48