Farmers’ Perceptions about Adaptation Practices to Climate Change and Barriers to Adaptation: A Micro-Level Study in Ghana
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عنوان ژورنال: Water
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2073-4441
DOI: 10.3390/w7094593