Viewpoint - the right irrigation? Policy directions for agricultural water management in sub-Saharan Africa

Water Alternatives

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 476-480

  Lankford, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Agricultural water management; Food security; Investment; Irrigation; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951288274     PISSN: 19650175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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