Reducing poverty and food insecurity by applying in-field rainwater harvesting (IRWH): How rural institutions made a difference

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1358-1363

  Baiphethi, M N ^a   Viljoen, M F ^a   Kundhlande, G ^a   Botha, J J ^b   Anderson, J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b Agricultural Research Council Institute for Soil Climate and Water   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agronomists; Multidisciplinary; Productivity enhancing; Socio cultural; Thaba nchu

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952202957     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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