Lessons for farmer-oriented research: Experiences from a West African soil fertility management project
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Agricultural research; Farmer livelihoods; Participatory development; Pre-analytical choice; Resource-poor farmers; Soil fertility; Technology development; Togo; West Africa;All these keywords.
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