Farm Size and Land Productivity Relationships in Pakistan
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Measurement , Farm Size and Productivity
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Pakistan Development Review
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0030-9729
DOI: 10.30541/v18i1pp.69-77