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Institutional Strategies for Adaptation to Water Stress in Farmer-Managed Irrigation Systems of Nepal

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|Oct 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijc.901 | Journal eISSN: 1875-0281
Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 26, 2018
Accepted on: Mar 16, 2019
Published on: Oct 30, 2019
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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