Farm size and volume of external transportation services at selected farm businesses
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Measurement , Farm Size and Productivity
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BIO Web of Conferences
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2117-4458
DOI: 10.1051/bioconf/20181002010