Recent developments in rice-fish culture in China: A holistic approach for livelihood improvement in rural areas

Success Stories in Asian Aquaculture

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 15-40

  Weimin, Miao ^a  

^a FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific   (Thailand)

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EID: 84870378316     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3087-0_2     Document Type: Chapter

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