Environmental and economic benefits of micro–field rain–harvesting farming system at maize (Zea mays L.) field scale in semiarid east African Plateau
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2018.05.002
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Rainfed farming; Soil quality; Economic benefit; Maize; east African Plateau;All these keywords.
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