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Can Micro-Irrigation Technologies Resolve India’s Groundwater Crisis? Reflections from Dark-Regions in Gujarat

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|Oct 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijc.888 | Journal eISSN: 1875-0281
Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 13, 2018
Accepted on: Feb 2, 2019
Published on: Oct 30, 2019
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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