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Small scale vegetable production: a case study of Port St Johns, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Cecilia Kunseh E. BetekSchool of Applied and Environmental Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, P/Bag X1, Mthatha 5117, Eastern Cape Province, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ndze Denis JumbamSchool of Applied and Environmental Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, P/Bag X1, Mthatha 5117, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Pages 41-45 | Published online: 20 Dec 2014

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