Mitigating climate change through agroforestry: exploring perceived efficacy, cues and practices in a community of Nigerian farmers
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plua-2025-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2256-0939
Language: English
Page range: 109 - 121
Submitted on: Jan 19, 2023
Accepted on: Apr 11, 2025
Published on: Sep 1, 2025
Published by: Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
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