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GENERAL & APPLIED ECONOMICS

Impact of small-scale irrigation schemes on farmers livelihood, the case of Mekdela Woreda, North-East Ethiopia

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Article: 2041259 | Received 12 Dec 2020, Accepted 06 Feb 2022, Published online: 25 Feb 2022

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