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Diversity and management of homestead resources: The case of Sandwip Upazila, Chittagong, Bangladesh

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|May 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fsmu-2022-0011 | Journal eISSN: 1736-8723 | Journal ISSN: 1406-9954
Language: English
Page range: 38 - 55
Submitted on: Nov 11, 2022
Accepted on: Dec 30, 2022
Published on: May 4, 2023
Published by: Estonian University of Life Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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