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Original Articles

Assessing impact of varied social and ecological conditions on inherent vulnerability of Himalayan agriculture communities

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Pages 2628-2645 | Received 18 Aug 2019, Accepted 30 Sep 2019, Published online: 18 Nov 2019

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