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The Aflaj System - Current performance and potentials for improvement

Small-scale and family farmers’ collective action in managing natural resources in Oman









FAO. 2022. The Aflaj System – Current performance and potentials for improvement. Small-scale and family farmers’ collective action in managing natural resources in Oman. Muscat.





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