Agricultural extension in Central Asia: Existing strategies and future needs

IWMI Working Papers

Volumn 145, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kazbekov, Jusipbek ^a   Qureshi, Asad Sarwar ^b  

^a International Water Management Institute Regional Office for Central Asia Tashkent Office   (Uzbekistan)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS;

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES; CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMY; ECONOMIC TRANSITIONS; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; NATIONAL POLICY FRAMEWORK; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84957434381     PISSN: 20125763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.5337/2011.211     Document Type: Article

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