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Attitude of Vegetable Farmers in Galle District in Sri Lanka Towards Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)

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|May 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/contagri-2021-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2466-4774 | Journal ISSN: 0350-1205
Language: English
Page range: 54 - 66
Submitted on: Jul 22, 2020
Accepted on: Feb 8, 2021
Published on: May 26, 2021
Published by: University of Novi Sad
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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