Do farmer-participatory methods apply more to high potential areas than to marginal ones?

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-49

  Witcombe, John R ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033095896     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003072709902800107     Document Type: Article

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