Evaluation of the Agricultural Information Service (AIS) in Lesotho

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 350-356

  Mokotjo, William ^a   Kalusopa, Trywell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Agricultural information; Agricultural Information Systems; Agriculture; AIS; Lesotho

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; INFORMATION SERVICES; SURVEYS;

AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; AGRICULTURAL INFORMATIONS; DATA COLLECTION STRATEGIES; INFORMATION CHANNELS; LESOTHO; RESPONSE RATE; SURVEY METHODS; TRAINING PROGRAM;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 77955710023     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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