Economic assessment of water harvesting techniques: A demonstration of various methods

Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-91

  Kunze, Dagmar ^a  

^a FAO Regional Office for Africa   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Effect on labour; Methods of analysis; Technology; Women and household

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; IRRIGATION; RAINWATER; WATER USE;

AFRICA;

EID: 0033926620     PISSN: 00498599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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