Comment on "Evaluating conservation agriculture for small-scale farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia" [Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 187 (2014) 1-10]

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 196, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-23

  Andersson, Jens A ^a   Giller, Ken E ^b   Sumberg, James ^c   Thompson, John ^c  

^a CIMMYT   (Zimbabwe)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84903836496     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.06.016     Document Type: Editorial

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