Impact of treadle pump irrigation technology on smallholder poverty and food security in Malawi: a case study of Blantyre and Mchinji districts

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability - Tập 6 Số 4 - Trang 248-266 - 2008
Julius Mangisoni1
1a Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Bunda College of Agriculture, University of Malawi , Lilongwe, Malawi

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