Farmers' perceptions, practices and performance in a Sahelian irrigated rice scheme

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 197-210

  Haefele, S M ^a   Wopereis, M C S ^a   Donovan, C ^b  

^a AFRICA RICE CENTER AFRICARICE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

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ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 0036553841     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S001447970200025X     Document Type: Article

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