2nd Water Cisterns: Social technologies promoting adaptive capacity to Brazilian family farmers
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عنوان ژورنال: Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2176-9109,1518-952X
DOI: 10.5380/dma.v55i0.73389