The ox ploughing system in Ethiopia: Can it be sustained?

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 275-280

  Aune, Jens B ^a   Bussa, Matewos Tera ^b   Asfaw, Fenta Gugsa ^b   Ayele, Abyie Alemu ^b  

^a N   (Norway)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035648488     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000001101293779     Document Type: Article

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