Learning and Innovation Competence in Agricultural and Rural Development

Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 205-230

  Pant, Laxmi Prasad ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capacity development; India; Innovation systems; International development; Nepal; South Asia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861409664     PISSN: 1389224X     EISSN: 17508622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1389224X.2012.670050     Document Type: Article

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