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USABLE SCIENCE: AN ASSESSMENT OF LONG-TERM SEASONAL FORECASTS AMONGST FARMERS IN RURAL AREAS OF SOURTH AFRICA

C. VOGEL Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, PO Wits, 2050, South Africa
Pages 107-116 | Published online: 01 Feb 2012

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