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Research Articles

Unpacking the invisible complex realities: intersections of gender and marital status in determining the intrinsic vulnerability of smallholder farmers to climate change in Northwestern Ethiopia

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Pages 502-513 | Received 12 Jan 2022, Accepted 04 Aug 2023, Published online: 02 Sep 2023

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