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Geographic Information System based suitability analysis for potentials and challenges of small-scale irrigation in Lake Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia

Solomon Addisua College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Banchiamlak Kassawmara College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaView further author information
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Asnake Mekuriawb Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Amare Haileslassiec Amhara Region Agricultural Bureau, LIVES Project, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaView further author information
Pages 81-92 | Received 31 Oct 2018, Accepted 02 Jul 2019, Published online: 31 Jul 2019

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