Constraints and potentials of the fish market in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 5, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 3176-3184

  Mmopelwa, G ^a   Ngwenya, B N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana; Fishers; Marketing; Okavango delta

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651347778     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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