Urbanization: Impacts on the evolution of 'mixed farming' systems in sub-Saharan Africa

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 259-287

  Tiffen, Mary ^a  

^a Orchard House   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33747609803     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: 14694441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479706003589     Document Type: Article

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