Discriminant analysis of water trade among irrigation farmers in the lower orange river of South Africa

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Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 18-45

  Armitage, R M ^a   Nieuwoudt, W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 84885855985     PISSN: 03031853     EISSN: 20780400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03031853.1999.9523539     Document Type: Article

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