FIRST-ORDER ECONOMIZING: IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AND THE FARM
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عنوان ژورنال: Agrekon
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0303-1853,2078-0400
DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2001.9524947