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Farmer’s Adoption of TTT as an Agroecotech for Control of Storage Pests – A Sustainable Strategy to Achieve the Green Deal Aims and Reduce Carbon Footprints. Case Study: Dried Fig Farmers and Processors in Aydin, Turkey Cover

Farmer’s Adoption of TTT as an Agroecotech for Control of Storage Pests – A Sustainable Strategy to Achieve the Green Deal Aims and Reduce Carbon Footprints. Case Study: Dried Fig Farmers and Processors in Aydin, Turkey

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