The Issue of Crops Establishment in Burkina Faso Western Area

Rosana G. Moreira, Editor-in-Chief; Texas A&M UniversityThis is an Invited Paper from International Commission of Agricultural Engineering (CIGR, Commission Internationale du Genie Rural) E-Journal Volume 5 (2003): G. Son, E.H. Bourarach, and J. Ashburner. The Issue of Crops Establishment in Burkina Faso Western Area. Vol. V. September 2003

CIGR E-Journal Volume 5

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