Perceptions of Smallholder Farmers' Access to Entrepreneurial Skills Training in the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality, Free State Province, South Africa
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17306/j.jard.2026.1.00006r1 | Journal eISSN: 1899-5772 | Journal ISSN: 1899-5241
Language: English
Page range: 93 - 102
Accepted on: Mar 30, 2026
Published on: Mar 30, 2026
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