Developing farm management type methods for participatory needs assessment

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 239-256

  Dorward, P T ^a   Shepherd, D D ^b   Wolmer, W L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Rural Development Department   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030919093     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(97)00009-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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