Farmers' land management practices and status of agricultural land in the Jos Plateau, Nigeria
β Scribed by G. B. Thapa; O. M. Yila
- Book ID
- 112138930
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 254 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1085-3278
- DOI
- 10.1002/ldr.1079
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