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Research Articles

Smallholder oil palm farmers’ pro-adaptation behaviour under climate impact scenario: application of protection Motivation Theory

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Pages 475-483 | Received 07 Aug 2019, Accepted 17 Jul 2020, Published online: 02 Sep 2020

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