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Agricultural Administration and Extension Pub Date : 1988-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/0269-7475(88)90051-7

引用次数: 0

Excellence in agricultural research 卓越的农业研究

Agricultural Administration and Extension Pub Date : 1988-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/0269-7475(88)90029-3

John L. Nickel

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引用次数: 8

A Perspective on US Farm Problems and Agricultural Policy 美国农业问题与农业政策透视

Agricultural Administration and Extension Pub Date : 1988-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/0269-7475(88)90006-2

Alan Harrison

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The classification and organisation of monitoring and evaluation activities in agricultural development projects 农业发展项目中监测和评价活动的分类和组织

Agricultural Administration and Extension Pub Date : 1988-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/0269-7475(88)90052-9

Andrew Dorward

引用次数: 2

A pragmatic approach to the planning of crop development projects in less developed countries with particular reference to the procurement of goods and services and the calculation of benefits and costs 对较不发达国家作物发展项目的规划采取务实的办法，特别是在采购货物和服务以及计算收益和成本方面

Agricultural Administration and Extension Pub Date : 1988-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/0269-7475(88)90122-5

H.D. Akroyd

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引用次数: 3

Planning, monitoring and evaluation in the coffee improvement project, Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚咖啡改良项目的规划、监测和评估

Agricultural Administration and Extension Pub Date : 1988-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/0269-7475(88)90111-0

Andrew Dorward

引用次数: 2

Insights into farmer-extension contacts: Evidence from Pakistan 深入了解农民推广接触:来自巴基斯坦的证据

Agricultural Administration and Extension Pub Date : 1988-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/0269-7475(88)90101-8

Andrew J. Sofranko, Asmatullah Khan, Gary Morgan

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引用次数: 18

The development of African farming systems: Some personal views 非洲农业系统的发展:一些个人观点

Agricultural Administration and Extension Pub Date : 1988-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/0269-7475(88)90020-7

Mike Collinson

引用次数: 12

An appraisal of ‘Turnkey’ oil palm production in Rivers State, Nigeria 对尼日利亚河流州“交钥匙”油棕生产的评估

Agricultural Administration and Extension Pub Date : 1988-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/0269-7475(88)90126-2

N.A. Ndegwe

引用次数: 0

Farm household-economics and the design and impact of biological research in Southern Africa 非洲南部农业家庭经济与生物研究的设计和影响

Agricultural Administration and Extension Pub Date : 1988-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/0269-7475(88)90021-9

Allan Low

引用次数: 9