Smallholder groundwater irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa: an interdisciplinary framework applied to the Usangu plains, Tanzania

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Smallholder groundwater irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa: an interdisciplinary framework applied to the Usangu plains, Tanzania. / Villholth, Karen G.; Ganeshamoorthy, Jegan; Rundblad, Christian M.; Knudsen, Theis S.

In: Hydrogeology Journal, Vol. 21, No. 7, 01.11.2013, p. 1481-1495.

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Villholth, KG, Ganeshamoorthy, J, Rundblad, CM & Knudsen, TS 2013, 'Smallholder groundwater irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa: an interdisciplinary framework applied to the Usangu plains, Tanzania', Hydrogeology Journal, vol. 21, no. 7, pp. 1481-1495. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-013-1016-x

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Villholth, K. G., Ganeshamoorthy, J., Rundblad, C. M., & Knudsen, T. S. (2013). Smallholder groundwater irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa: an interdisciplinary framework applied to the Usangu plains, Tanzania. Hydrogeology Journal, 21(7), 1481-1495. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-013-1016-x

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Villholth KG, Ganeshamoorthy J, Rundblad CM, Knudsen TS. Smallholder groundwater irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa: an interdisciplinary framework applied to the Usangu plains, Tanzania. Hydrogeology Journal. 2013 Nov 1;21(7):1481-1495. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-013-1016-x

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Villholth, Karen G. ; Ganeshamoorthy, Jegan ; Rundblad, Christian M. ; Knudsen, Theis S. / Smallholder groundwater irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa: an interdisciplinary framework applied to the Usangu plains, Tanzania. In: Hydrogeology Journal. 2013 ; Vol. 21, No. 7. pp. 1481-1495.

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