Current status, prospect and policy and institutional support for Conservation Agriculture in the Asia-Pacific region
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Keywords: Conservation Agriculture, policy and institutional support, adoption, Asia-Pacific region, tillage, agricultural mechanization, CA alliance, institutional cooperation
DOI: 10.3965/j.ijabe.20140705.001
Citation: Kassam A, Li H W, Niino Y, Friedrich T, He J, Wang X L. Current status, prospect and policy and institutional support for conservation agriculture in the Asia-Pacific region. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2014; 7(5): 1-13.
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