Water resources management in smallholder farms in Eastern and Southern Africa: An overview

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Part B: Hydrology, Oceans and Atmosphere

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 275-283

  Rockstrom J ^a  

^a Regional Land Management Unit (RELMA)   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION; SMALLHOLDER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034066604     PISSN: 14641909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1464-1909(00)00015-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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