Provision of agricultural information for development: A case study on crossing communication boundaries

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Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 174-184

  Meyer, H W J ^a   Boon, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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EID: 23444456825     PISSN: 00242667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/LIBR.2003.174     Document Type: Article

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