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Who will tend the farm? Interrogating the ageing Asian farmer

Jonathan RiggSchool of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Monchai PhongsiriCenter for Research on Plurality in the Mekong Region (CERP), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandView further author information
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Buapun PromphakpingResearch Group on Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (WeSD), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandView further author information
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Albert SalamancaStockholm Environment Institute, Bangkok, ThailandView further author information
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Mattara SripunResearch Group on Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (WeSD), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandView further author information
Pages 306-325 | Published online: 02 Apr 2019

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