Can Farmers in Egypt Shoulder the Burden of Irrigation Management?
โ Scribed by Mahmoud M. Moustafa
- Book ID
- 111587433
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 89 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-6291
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