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Strengthening of research-extension-farmers linkages for field demonstrations in Zambia

Testing scalable climate change adaptation practices











Kokwe, M., Chama, T., Pali, P. and Ramasamy, S. 2022. Strengthening of research-extension-farmers linkages for field demonstrations in Zambia – Testing scalable climate change adaptation practices. Rome, FAO.



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