Evaluating conservation agriculture for small-scale farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 187, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-10

  Stevenson, James R ^a   Serraj, Rachid ^a   Cassman, Kenneth G ^b  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 84899093271     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.01.018     Document Type: Editorial

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