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Farmers’ perception of soil erosion and participation in soil and water conservation activities in the Gusha Temela watershed, Arsi, Ethiopia

Abera Assefa BiratuMasters holder researcher, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Melkassa Research Center, P. O. Box: 2003, Adama, Ethiopia
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Desale Kidane AsmamawSenior lecturer and researcher, Department of Geography, Samara University, P.O. Box: 32, Samara, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 329-336 | Received 13 Feb 2016, Accepted 10 Mar 2016, Published online: 13 May 2016

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