Current Research and Evaluation Efforts of the System of Rice Intensification in the Senegal River Valley
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Author Contacs: Timothy J. KRUPNIK, StudentResearcher with WARDA/ ADRAO and Ph.D. Candidate, Environmental Studies (Agroecology). University of California, Santa Cruz. Email: [email protected] and Dr. Makfousse SARR, National Coordinator of the Programme GIPD (FAO) for Senegal. [email protected] Current Research and Evaluation Efforts of the System of Rice Intensification in the Senegal River Valley
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