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Impact of drought, farmers’ adaptation strategies and administrative mitigation measure in the Marathwada region, India Cover

Impact of drought, farmers’ adaptation strategies and administrative mitigation measure in the Marathwada region, India

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|Jun 2020

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Language: English
Page range: 1 - 11
Submitted on: Dec 8, 2019
Accepted on: May 19, 2020
Published on: Jun 12, 2020
Published by: University of Silesia in Katowice, Institute of Mathematics
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